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Tunisians are voting Saturday in the first general elections after a constitutional referendum in July gave President Kais Saied sweeping powers. Political parties have boycotted the vote and there's little enthusiasm among the population since the election's outcome is unlikely to improve the country's economic situation.

In Tunisia, 12 years after the revolution, citizens are still asking, "How do you expect me to make a living?"

Polls opened on Saturday in a Tunisian parliamentary election that will test President Kais Saied’s rule. Taking place 12 years to the day after vegetable seller Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire in an act of protest that sparked the so-called Arab Spring, the vote is being boycotted by political…

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.

Opposition groups are boycotting vote that one prominent party leader describes as ‘a still-born farce’

As overseas voting begins, voter apathy is palpable and begs the question if the spirit of democracy in Tunisia is dead.

Tunisia holds a parliamentary election on Saturday that will tighten President Kais Saied's grip on power, capping what his opponents denounce as a march to one-man rule over a country that shook off dictatorship in 2011.

To the outside world, Saturday’s elections in Tunisia raise several red flags: Many opposition parties are boycotting them, foreign media are banned from talking to candidates and critics say it will be harder for women to compete

As the country goes to the polls, reforms introduced by hardline president Kais Saied have led to the exclusion of female candidates