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Most Tunisians sit out referendum

President Kais Saied calims victory as mandate for his reforms.
Tunisian electoral officials count votes following a referendum on a new constitution, Tunis, Tunisia, July 26, 2022.

TUNIS, Tunisia — Around 2,458,985 Tunisian voters participated in the referendum on the constitution suggested by President Kais Saied. The total number of registered voters amounted to 8,929,665. Thus, only 27.54% of the registered voters participated according to records of the Independent High Authority for the Elections taken after the closing of polling stations July 24.

In a statement to Tunisian state TV following the referendum process, Director of the Sigma Konsai Foundation Hassan al-Zarkouni confirmed that preliminary estimates indicated that 92.3% voted for the draft constitution compared to 7.7% who voted against it.

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