Tunisia's powerful trade union, UGTT , has warned the country's president saying that chaos could follow if the second round of parliamentary elections is not postponed .
Tunisia's powerful UGTT union warns president
Tunisian president Kais Saied casts his ballot on the first round of parliamentary elections on Saturday 17th of December 2022
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The union statement released on Thursday said that the new parliament has no legitimacy following a record low turnout estimated at 11,2% .
The first round of parliamentary elections took place last Saturday marking the end of a process that started when President Saied suspended an opposition-dominated parliament in July 2021 .
Since then, Saied changed the constitution in order to weaken parliament making it subservient to the president.
The opposition , who boycotted the elections, labelled Saied's actions as a "coup" .
The UGTT union counts more than a million members and has before paralysed the country with its strikes.
The union also played a major role in the 2011 revolution.