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Challenge for Tunisian democracy: Getting voters to show up

FILE- A woman leaves after casting her ballot at a polling station in Tunis, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022. Tunisia was once the Arab world's hope for a new era of democracy — but now it's in the midst of an election that's more of an embarrassment than a model. (AP Photo/Hassene Dridi, File)

FILE- Members of the Independent Higher Authority for Elections count the votes one day after the parliamentary elections in Tunis, Tunisia, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022. Tunisia was once the Arab world's hope for a new era of democracy — but now it's in the midst of an election that's more of an embarrassment than a model. (AP Photo/Hassene Dridi, File)

Challenge for Tunisian democracy: Getting voters to show up