Tunisians to vote in second round of polls for defanged parliament

TUNISIA holds the second round of elections for a toothless parliament today, with voters preoccupied by economic woes and turnout seen as crucial in the politically divided nation.

A total of 262 candidates are competing for 131 seats from Tunisia’s 161-member legislature, which was largely stripped of its powers following a series of extraordinary measures launched by President Kais Saied on July 25, 2021.