Only 8.8% of eligible voters took part in parliamentary elections largely boycotted by the opposition.
Tunisia's main opposition coalition has said President Kais Saied must resign after fewer than 9% of eligible voters took part in parliamentary elections.
The National Salvation Front head, Nejib Chebbi, said Saturday's poll was a "fiasco", calling for mass protests to demand snap presidential elections.They accuse Mr Saied of reversing the democratic progress made since the 2011 uprising - a charge he denies.pushed through a constitution enshrining his one-man ruleThe new constitution replaced one drafted soon after the Arab Spring in 2011, which saw Tunisia overthrow late dictator Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali.
His supporters agree with him, saying the impoverished North African nation needs a strong leader to tackle corruption and other major issues that hinder the country's development.Tunisia's electoral officials said late on Saturday that 8.8% of the roughly nine-million-strong electorate had voted in the parliamentary elections.
Speaking shortly afterwards, Mr Chebbi said: "What happened today is an earthquake, From this moment, we consider Saied an illegitimate president and demand he resign after this fiasco," The National Salvation Front, a coalition of several political parties, also called for mass rallies and sit-ins.Tunisia's uprising 11 years ago is often held up as the sole success of the Arab Spring revolts across the region - but it has not led to stability, either economically or politically.
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