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Saied wins new term as Tunisian president
Election officials announce Tunisian president and candidate for re-election Kais Saied as the winner of the presidential elections, in the capital Tunis, Tunisia, October 7, 2024

PRESIDENT Kais Saied has won a landslide victory in Tunisia’s election.

The win on Sunday keeps Mr Saied in power after a first term where opponents were imprisoned and the country’s institutions overhauled to give him more authority.

Tunisia’s election authorities said Mr Saied received 90.7 per cent of the vote in a low 28.8 per cent turnout.

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