Is Tunisia the Arab Spring’s champion? Tunisia’s parliamentray elections which took place on Sunday saw the country’s Islamist party Ennahda concede defeat to its main secular rival Nidaa Tounes. Nishaat Ismail writes that Tunisia’s journey to democracy is a beacon of hope for the region after the tumultuous Arab Spring. Whilst wreckage from the Arab Spring is still dispersing in countries like Syria, Yemen and Libya, Tunisia is set to emerge as the Arab Spring victor and is on the cusp of a crucial change with the parliamentary elections that took place on 26th Octoberand the presidential elections, which will take place a month later in November. Official provisional results show the secular Nidaa Tounes party is emerging as the main winner in the 217 seat parliament elections, which has come as somewhat of a surprise to many as, the moderate Islamist movement, Ennahda enjoys popularity amongst the country’s poor in many of its marginalised communities. Although the country has encountered various security threats and economic instability since the revolution, it is generally viewed as the champion of the Arab Spring. If these elections are conducted successfully Tunisia will gain the title of the Arab world’s first consolidated democracy, however the world’s attention has been fixated on the bedlam created by the so called “Islamic State” (ISIS), ignoring the evolution Tunisia has made in its quest for democracy. 5pillarz/2014/10/28/is-tunisia-the-arab-springs-champion/
Posted on: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 18:14:35 +0000
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