Exit Polls Indicate President Kais Saied Winning Tunisia’s Presidential Election

Exit polls suggest that Tunisian President Kais Saied is poised to secure victory in the presidential election, according to state media reports.

A poll conducted by Sigma Conseil, a Tunisian survey firm, estimates that Saied received 89.2 percent of the votes, with his nearest rival, Ayachi Zammel, garnering 6.9 percent, and Zouhair Maghzaoui obtaining 3.9 percent.

In a press briefing after the election, Farouk Bouaskar, president of the Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE), reported a preliminary voter turnout of 27.7 percent, as noted by Xinhua news agency.

The ISIE’s statistics revealed that approximately 2,599,252 Tunisians participated in the election, while 104,903 voters cast their ballots from abroad.

The official TAP news agency stated that the Chahed Observatory reported a turnout of 28.8 percent by the time the polling stations closed.

There are about 9,753,217 registered voters on the electoral roll. The ISIE is expected to announce the official preliminary results on Monday evening.