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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Tarek Amara and Angus McDowall

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Polls open in tunisian vote boycotted by opposition - The Untold Story

A woman casts her ballot at a polling station during parliamentary election in Tunis, Tunisia December 17, 2022. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi

Only 8.8% of Tunisian voters cast ballots in Saturday's parliamentary elections, authorities announced, after most political parties boycotted the vote as a charade aimed at shoring up President Kais Saied's power.

The provisional turnout figure is below November's 9.8% inflation rate, underscoring the economic pressures that have left many Tunisians disillusioned with politics and infuriated with their leaders.

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