Tunisia constitution approved in poor-turnout vote

According to preliminary results from the referendum held on Monday, 94.6 percent of Tunisians supported the constitutional amendments that would give President Kais Saied more authority.

A low 28 percent official turnout was reported by the commission.

A vote that the opposition boycotted because they believed it would restore tyranny to Tunisia.

The opposing parties claimed that the results were fraudulent.

Political opponents of Mr. Saied declared that they would not recognize the recently ratified constitution, which is anticipated to take effect after the official election results are made public, and they accused the nation's electoral board of "fraud."

The claims received no immediate response from President Saied or the nation's Electoral Commission.