{"author":"welovetunisia.com Editorial Team","reviewer":"Mohamed Nizar Yaiche","confidence_level":"high","limitations":"Data reflects latest available official sources. Some figures may have a 6-12 month lag. Estimates are clearly labeled.","languages_available":["en","fr"],"machine_formats":["/api/v1/answers/voting-abroad","text/markdown (Accept: text/markdown)"],"expires_at":"2026-09-30","refresh_interval":"quarterly","id":"voting-abroad","question":"How can Tunisian diaspora vote from abroad?","question_fr":"Comment la diaspora tunisienne peut-elle voter depuis l'etranger?","short_answer":"Tunisians abroad can vote in presidential, legislative elections and referendums. Registration: automatic if registered at consulate, or online via ISIE. Polling stations at embassies/consulates on election day. Diaspora has dedicated parliamentary seats (18 seats out of 161). Documents needed: Tunisian ID card or passport. ISIE (Instance Superieure Independante pour les Elections) manages overseas voting. Turnout: ~30% historically.","answer_fr":"Vote aux presidentielles, legislatives et referendums. Inscription automatique si enregistre au consulat. 18 sieges parlementaires dedies a la diaspora. Documents: CIN ou passeport. ISIE gere le vote a l'etranger.","evidence":["fact-diaspora"],"related_entities":[],"tags":["diaspora","voting","elections","rights","participation"],"audience":"diaspora","last_reviewed":"2026-04-08","evidence_resolved":[{"reviewed_at":"2026-04-04","refresh_interval":"quarterly","data_quality":"official","id":"fact-diaspora","claim":"La diaspora tunisienne est estimee a 1,7 million de personnes","claim_en":"The Tunisian diaspora is estimated at 1.7 million people","value":1700000,"unit":"personnes","source":"OTE (Office des Tunisiens a l'Etranger)","valid_from":"2024-01-01","valid_until":"2026-12-31","confidence":"estimate","category":"diaspora","tags":["diaspora","emigration"]}],"related_resolved":[]}