Tunisian opposition demands president step down

The Tunisian National Salvation Front on Tuesday called on President Kais Saied to step down and pave the way for early general elections in the country.

The major opposition coalition said in a statement that Saied failed to "obtain popular endorsement for his coup project" and thus lost justification to remain in power.

The statement added that 75% of Tunisian registered voters did not vote in Monday's referendum on Saied's proposed constitution.

The director of the polling institute Sigma Conseil said only 25% of voters took part in the July 25 referendum on the new constitution.

Hassan Zargouni, speaking on Tunisian public television, said 92.3 % of participants voted in favor of the draft constitution.

The country's electoral board, however, said the voter turnout was 27.5% of the eligible voters.