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.
President Kais Saied shut down the elected parliament in 2021 and began to reshape the political system, but low turnout for December's election of a new, mostly powerless legislature revealed little public appetite for his changes.
At least five people have died and 10 others have been reported missing after a boat carrying migrants sank off the Tunisian coast as it tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy.
A 91 percent abstention rate from Tunisia's parliamentary elections indicates a growing gap between Tunisians and the North African country's politics.
Authorities record just 8.8 percent of the nine-million-strong electorate casting votes, with full results expected on Sunday.
Around 9.2 million voters are eligible to cast ballots to elect a new parliament, but several major political parties are boycotting the vote.
The North African country will vote on Saturday to elect a new parliament, but voters have low expectations of ending the country’s socioeconomic and political woes.
While the prospects are exciting for the continent, governments and companies must ensure that the native populations get access to the alternative energy sources.
Speakers at the protest, including senior politicians from parties opposing president Kais Saied, have called for a boycott of next week's elections.
Harissa – a paste made with sun-dried hot peppers, freshly prepared spices and olive oil – is found in almost every restaurant in Tunisia and is also exported worldwide.
French-born Wahbi Khazri scored the only goal as Tunisia ended France's six-game World Cup winning streak, but it was not enough to reach the last 16.
"A total of 813 migrants, including 473 from sub-Saharan Africa" were caught off the North African country's coast in 37 different operations earlier this week, officials say.
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