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A voter casts his ballot during the first round of the Tunisian parliamentary elections at a polling station in Tunis. EPA
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Tunisian President Kais Saied casts his ballot in the Ennasr district near Tunis. AFP
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A Tunisian voter casts his ballot. AFP
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Mr Saied casts his ballot. AFP
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A ballot paper. AFP
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A voter casts his ballot in Kasserine. AFP
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A voter casts her ballot in Ben Arous region. AFP
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A Tunisian voter casts his ballot in Kasserine. AFP
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An electoral official waits for voters at a polling station in Mnihla district, outside of Tunis. AFP
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A Tunisian voter casts her ballot at a polling station in Mnihla district. AFP
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Tunisians began voting in an election on Saturday for a parliament with fewer powers, the final pillar in President Kais Saied's political overhaul in the birthplace of the Arab uprisings. AFP
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A soldier and an election worker carry ballot boxes into a polling station in Tunis. EPA
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In Tunis, a voter arrives to take part in the first round of the parliamentary elections. EPA
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A worker from Tunisia's Independent High Authority for Elections checks ballot boxes into a polling station in Tunis on Friday. EPA
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A voter casts her ballot at a polling station in Tunis. Reuters
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The Tunisian army unloads ballot boxes at a polling station in Tunis on Friday. EPA
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A voter casts his ballot at a polling station in Tunis. AFP
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Ballot boxes are loaded into a military lorry, en route to a polling station in the district of Ariana near Tunis. AFP
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A voter casts his ballot during the first round of the Tunisian parliamentary elections at a polling station in Tunis. EPA
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Tunisian President Kais Saied casts his ballot in the Ennasr district near Tunis. AFP
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A Tunisian voter casts his ballot. AFP
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Mr Saied casts his ballot. AFP
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A ballot paper. AFP
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A voter casts his ballot in Kasserine. AFP
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A voter casts her ballot in Ben Arous region. AFP
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A Tunisian voter casts his ballot in Kasserine. AFP
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An electoral official waits for voters at a polling station in Mnihla district, outside of Tunis. AFP
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A Tunisian voter casts her ballot at a polling station in Mnihla district. AFP
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Tunisians began voting in an election on Saturday for a parliament with fewer powers, the final pillar in President Kais Saied's political overhaul in the birthplace of the Arab uprisings. AFP
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A soldier and an election worker carry ballot boxes into a polling station in Tunis. EPA
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In Tunis, a voter arrives to take part in the first round of the parliamentary elections. EPA
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A worker from Tunisia's Independent High Authority for Elections checks ballot boxes into a polling station in Tunis on Friday. EPA
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A voter casts her ballot at a polling station in Tunis. Reuters
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The Tunisian army unloads ballot boxes at a polling station in Tunis on Friday. EPA
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A voter casts his ballot at a polling station in Tunis. AFP
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Ballot boxes are loaded into a military lorry, en route to a polling station in the district of Ariana near Tunis. AFP
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A voter casts his ballot during the first round of the Tunisian parliamentary elections at a polling station in Tunis. EPA
Tunisians begin voting for new parliament in disputed election
Election for House of Representatives marks first step in political transition under President Kais Saied
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