Kais Saied Wins Second Term Amid Low Voter Turnout and Criticism of His Power Consolidation<\/b><\/p>\n
Han Saerom (Sookmyung Women\u2019s University<\/b>)<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tunisian President Kais Saied has secured a second term in office following the presidential election held on October 6, 2024, with an overwhelming majority of 90.7% of the vote. This margin is even larger than that achieved by former President Ben Ali in 2009, just two years before he was forced to flee the country amid mass protests.<\/p>\n On the one hand, Saied\u2019s landslide victory might suggest that significant number of the populations still support for his anti-corruption platform. In his post-election remarks, Saied framed his victory as a continuation of Tunisia’s 2011 revolution, pledging to “cleanse” the country of corruption and treason.<\/p>\n His anti-corruption rhetoric has been a cornerstone of his political platform since his first election in 2019. In 2021, Saied took dramatic steps by suspending parliament, declaring a state of emergency, and rewriting the constitution to grant the presidency broader powers. Over the past year, several high-profile political figures, including right-wing leader Abir Moussi and Islamist politician Rached Ghannouchi, have been imprisoned on charges ranging from inciting unrest to violating a controversial anti-fake news law, which rights groups claim has been used to stifle opposition.<\/p>\n It is also important to note, however, that the election was marked by very low voter turnout. Only 28.8% of eligible voters participated in the election, the lowest turnout since the 2011 revolution. In the lead-up to the election, numerous candidates expressed interest in challenging Saied, with 17 individuals submitting paperwork to run. However, the Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) approved only three candidates, a sharp reduction from the 26 candidates allowed to run in 2019.<\/p>\n The role of the ISIE, whose members were all appointed by Saied under his newly ratified constitution, became a point of criticism. Despite Tunisia\u2019s Administrative Court ruling that three of the disqualified candidates should be reinstated, the ISIE refused to comply, asserting its constitutional authority over election integrity. The election was also shaped by changes in the 2022 constitution, including raising the minimum age for presidential candidates to 40, barring dual citizens from running, and preventing those with ongoing legal cases from participating. 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