Tunisia president blames hatred of parliament for low turnout in elections

Tunis: Tunisia’s president on Monday blamed the very low turnout for parliamentary elections on hatred among parliamentarians, not his own decline in popularity.
The Electoral Commission announced that only 11.4 percent of voters had voted in the parliamentary runoff on Sunday. Critics of President Kais Saied said the empty polling stations were evidence of public disdain for his agenda and seizure of powers.