Kais Saied is reelected with 90.7% of the vote — a reflection of how his supporters participated in Sunday's race while the majority of his detractors chose to boycott.

In an election that was criticised by rights groups, Tunisia’s President Kais Saied has won a second term with more than 90% of the vote, the electoral commission said. Only two candidates out of more than a dozen other hopefuls were allowed to stand against President Saied in Sunday's ballot,

Supporters of incumbent Tunisian President Kais Saied celebrated in the capital on Sunday night after an exit poll broadcast on state television showed him winning the election by a landslide, ahead of his two rivals,

Opposition parties boycotted the election, calling it a sham amid a deteriorating political climate and authoritarian drift in the birthplace of the Arab Spring more than a decade ago.

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President Kais Saied won a landslide victory in Tunisia's election Monday, keeping his grip on power after a first term in which opponents were imprisoned and the country's institutions overhauled to give him more authority.

Tunisia’s president Kais Saied has won the presidential election by a landslide but with a historically low turnout.