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Tunisians vote in second round of poll for defanged parliament

Tunisians vote in second round of poll for defanged parliament

TUNIS: Polling began in the second round of elections for Tunisia's toothless parliament on Sunday, but as the divided nation grapples with economic woes, all eyes will be on turnout.A total of 262 candidates are competing for 131 seats in the new legislature, a body largely stripped of its powers following President Kais Saied's dramatic power grab in the birthplace of the Arab Spring uprisings.On July 25, 2021, Saied sacked the government and froze parliament before dissolving it and pushing through a new constitution granting him almost unlimited powers, sweeping away the system that had emerged from the 2011 revolt.The latest polls, whose first round in December saw just 11.2 percent of registered voters take part, are seen as the final pillar of Saied's transformation of politics.The new legislature will have almost no power to hold the president to account.“I don’t plan to vote,“ said Ridha, a carpenter in the capital Tunis who declined to provide his surname. “I can’t trust anyo

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