Saied’s low turnout win in Tunisia election sparks repression concerns | Elections News

Saied’s low turnout win in Tunisia election sparks repression concerns | Elections News

Tunisians are reckoning with what preliminary results suggest will be a landslide victory for incumbent Kais Saied in the presidential election despite a markedly low turnout. In a contest marked by judicial controversy, widespread accusations of rigging and one of the three-man field languishing in prison, few believed that Saied…

Kais Saied set to win Tunisia presidential election: Exit poll | Elections News

Kais Saied set to win Tunisia presidential election: Exit poll | Elections News

The incumbent in the lead with 89.2 percent of votes with voter turnout in Sunday’s election at 28 percent. Tunisian President Kais Saied is on course to win the presidential election with 89.2 percent of the vote, according to an exit poll aired on state TV, solidifying Saied’s rule after…

Video: Tunisia votes in election slammed as unfair by the opposition | Elections

Video: Tunisia votes in election slammed as unfair by the opposition | Elections

NewsFeed Tunisians are voting in an election that few doubt will return President Kais Saied to power for a second term. The vote, widely regarded by observers as not fair, is the first since Saied assumed executive authority in a 2021 constitutional coup. Published On 6 Oct 20246 Oct 2024…

What’s at stake in Tunisia’s presidential election on Sunday? | Elections News

What’s at stake in Tunisia’s presidential election on Sunday? | Elections News

Sunday’s election in Tunisia will mark the first since President Kais Saied was elected to power as an independent with no prior political experience in 2019 and later extended his rule in a “self-coup” in July 2021. He suspended parliament, dismissed the prime minister, Hichem Mechichi, and assumed executive authority….

What is the Electoral College? What to know, in 500 words | US Election 2024 News

What is the Electoral College? What to know, in 500 words | US Election 2024 News

EXPLAINER In the US, presidential elections are decided by a state-based vote allocation system. Here’s what you need to know. It’s at the heart of how presidential elections in the United States are decided. But for many, the Electoral College is a mystery, wrapped in a riddle, shrouded in an…

Elon Musk to join Trump for rally at site of first assassination attempt | Donald Trump News

Elon Musk to join Trump for rally at site of first assassination attempt | Donald Trump News

Elon Musk has said he is going to join Donald Trump for an election rally at the site of a July assassination attempt on the former president’s life. Musk, 53, announced on Friday that he will appear at the event in Butler, Pennsylvania, the following day. Trump, who served as…

Tunisia presidential election: Who is running and what is at stake? | Elections News

Tunisia presidential election: Who is running and what is at stake? | Elections News

On October 6, Tunisians will head to the polls for the first round of a presidential election that opposition critics say is rigged in favour of President Kais Saied and could sound the death knell for Tunisia’s democracy. Just two candidates have been approved to run against the incumbent in…

Liz Cheney campaigns with Harris and condemns Trump’s ‘depraved cruelty’ | US Election 2024 News

Liz Cheney campaigns with Harris and condemns Trump’s ‘depraved cruelty’ | US Election 2024 News

Republican Liz Cheney has campaigned with Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and urged voters in the United States to reject the “depraved cruelty” of her rival, former President Donald Trump. “I’ve never voted for a Democrat, but this year I’m proudly casting my vote for Vice President Kamala Harris,” Cheney…

Trump’s 2020 election case: What Jack Smith’s new filing argues | US Election 2024 News

Trump’s 2020 election case: What Jack Smith’s new filing argues | US Election 2024 News

Federal US prosecutors on Wednesday unveiled their most comprehensive case against former President Donald Trump, focusing on his attempts to overturn the 2020 election results. The extensive legal brief, which details the government’s allegations, was made public by US District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is overseeing the high-profile criminal charges…