Opposition figure Ahmed Nejib Chebbi says Kais Saied has 'lost all legal legitimacy' after only 8.8% of voters turn up to vote, claims Tunisians have rejected power grab

Election follows power grab by President Kais Saied; preliminary results expected Monday

Turnout said to be extremely low as opposition groups boycott poll amid 'coup' in North African nation

Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, 83, was first leader to be toppled by Arab Spring, viewed as bulwark against Islamist extremism, but muzzled opposition and shunned democracy

Autocrat who was ousted in 2011 during nationwide protests that sparked the wider Arab Spring dies in Saudi Arabia aged 83

Beji Caid Essebsi won office in 2014 after Arab Spring uprising