Exit poll shows President Saied winning Tunisia’s presidential election with 89.2% of vote
Preliminary voter turnout at 27.7% by time polling stations closed, says Independent High Authority for Elections
Tunisian President Kais Saied and his wife Ichraf Said arrive at a polling station for voting for the presidential election in Tunis, Tunisia on October 6, 2024.
TUNISIA
An exit poll indicates that incumbent Tunisian President Kais Saied has won a second term in elections held Sunday, receiving 89.2% of the vote.
“The estimated results indicate Kais Saied's victory in the presidential election with 89.2%, totaling 2,194,150 votes, said Hassan Zargouni, the director of polling company Sigma Conseil, speaking on Tunisian public television.
🗳️ Exit poll shows President Saied winning Tunisia’s presidential election with 89.2% of vote
The estimated results indicate Kais Saied's victory in the presidential election with 89.2%, totaling 2,194,150 votes https://t.co/oRtou5dxWK pic.twitter.com/xHe4oqtKkZ
The electoral authority announced the final list of candidates on Sept. 2, including three contenders: incumbent President Kais Saied, opposition candidate Ayachi Zammel, secretary-general of the Azimoun movement, and Zouhair Maghzaoui, secretary-general of the People's Movement – a supporter of Saied.
Zargouni added that Zammel received 6.9% with 169,727 votes, while Maghzaoui received 3.9% with 95,933 votes.
Earlier on Sunday, the Independent High Authority for Elections in Tunisia announced that the preliminary voter turnout in the elections was 27.7% by the time polling stations closed at 6 p.m. local time (1700GMT).
Farouk Bouaskar, the president of the authority, said at a press conference in Tunis that "the electoral process went smoothly, and we did not record any incidents that marred this election day, with a respectable turnout from Tunisians at polling stations both domestically and abroad."
"A total of 2,704,155 voters participated in the voting process today, resulting in a preliminary turnout of 27.7%,” he added.
Bouaskar said the official and final turnout rates will be announced alongside the preliminary election results on Monday evening.
On Sunday morning, the voting process began in Tunisia to elect a president for a five-year term, while voting abroad commenced on Friday in 59 countries.
Tunisia's election is taking place amid political tensions, economic challenges and a polarized electorate.
*Writing by Rania Abu Shamala
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