Tunisia's Saied set for landslide election win
Published: 04:10 PM,Oct 07,2024 | EDITED : 08:10 PM,Oct 07,2024
Officials check the latest updates in the vote count, in Tunis. — AFP
TUNIS: President Kais Saied was poised on Monday to win Tunisia's election by a huge margin. Exit polls showed Saied, 66, expected to rout his challengers with 89 per cent of the vote. Supporters of Saied, the exit polls prompted celebration on Sunday night, with hundreds taking to the streets of Tunis. 'What we need now is a drop in prices. We want better education, health and above all safety,' said Mounir, 65
Ahead of the vote, Saied called on Tunisians to 'vote massively' to usher in what he called an era of 'reconstruction'. He cited 'a long war against conspiratorial forces linked to foreign circles', accusing them of 'infiltrating many public services and disrupting hundreds of projects' under his tenure. Celebrating the exit polls at his campaign's office in the capital, he warned of 'foreign interference' and pledged to 'build our country and we will rid it of the corrupt and conspirators'. — AFP
Ahead of the vote, Saied called on Tunisians to 'vote massively' to usher in what he called an era of 'reconstruction'. He cited 'a long war against conspiratorial forces linked to foreign circles', accusing them of 'infiltrating many public services and disrupting hundreds of projects' under his tenure. Celebrating the exit polls at his campaign's office in the capital, he warned of 'foreign interference' and pledged to 'build our country and we will rid it of the corrupt and conspirators'. — AFP