The National Salvation Front coalition combines Tunisia's biggest party, the Ennahda, the Stop the Coup protest movement and some other political parties, demanding that President Kais Saied step down.
Turnout was just 11.3 percent of Tunisia's 8 million voters, according to estimates from the national electoral commission — about the same level of participation as in the first round of voting last month.
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 in the birthplace of the Arab Spring.
Heavily indebted Tunisia has secured a $1.9 billion loan while Egypt is close to finalising a deal.
Over 2,000 protesters gathered in central Tunis, following President Saied's decree establishing a new judicial watchdog that lets him dismiss judges or block their promotion.
The move came after Tunisia's Supreme Judicial Council rejected President Kais Saied's move to dissolve the body, saying it would continue to carry out its duties.
The state body has rejected President Saied's decision to dissolve the council, saying it will continue carrying out its work despite pressure.
A Tunis court, which is investigating the incident, has made no mention of whether the victim was one of those who took part in Friday's demonstration.
Saida Akremi, wife of former deputy chairman of the Ennahda party Noureddine Bhiri, has started a hunger strike to protest his continued detention.
Former President Moncef Marzouki has been accused of undermining the country’s security by seeking intervention from foreign parties.
President Kais Saied says the parliament, suspended almost five months ago, will remain so until elections in December 2022 and calls a referendum on constitutional reforms in July.
Tunisians demonstrators have gathered near the country's parliament in the capital Tunis as security forces have been deployed in an attempt to prevent them from reaching the building.
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