Voting began in Tunisia’s presidential election on Sunday, with no real opposition to the incumbent, Kais Saied, who is widely tipped to win as his most prominent critics remain behind bars.
Three years after Saied staged a sweeping power grab, the election is seen as the closing chapter in Tunisia’s experiment with democracy.
Polling opened at 8:00 am (0700 GMT) and is set to close at 6:00 pm (1700 GMT).
The electoral board, ISIE, has said preliminary results should be available by Wednesday, though they may be known earlier.
At one polling station in central Tunis, reporters observed a group of mostly older men lining up to vote.
Ahead of polling day, it was observed that there were no campaign rallies or public debates, and nearly all the campaign posters in city streets featured Saied.
