Apathy dominates Tunisian election with President Saied expected to win with a challenger in prison

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Voter apathy dominated Tunisia’s presidential election Sunday, with a turnout of under 30% in the country’s third presidential ballot since becoming the first nation to topple a dictator in last decade’s Arab Spring.

Though results had yet to be announced on Sunday evening, there was little suspense about the result. Supporters of President Kais Saied gathered in Tunis, waving his portrait after public television released figures from a polling firm showing Saied steamrolling...