Tunisian President Kais Saied has secured a second term with 90.7% of the vote amid a record-low turnout of 28.8%, raising questions about electoral legitimacy.
Rights groups assert that Saied has effectively eroded Tunisia's democratic institutions, which were once highlighted as a success story of the Arab Spring, leading to increased authoritarianism.
The electoral commission reported a low voter turnout of 28.8%, the lowest since Tunisia's revolution in 2011, indicating widespread disenchantment with the political process.
Saied's presidency, starting in 2019, has been marked by a crackdown on political opposition, with imprisonment of key figures and an absence of meaningful electoral competition.
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