The way out of Tunisia’s crisis
A new national dialogue is needed to repair a broken system
THERE IS BUT one success story to come out of the Arab spring. Among the countries that toppled dictators a decade ago, only Tunisia emerged as a full democracy. Its free and fair elections, featuring Islamists and secularists, free-marketeers and communists, stand out in a region littered with despots. Liberals consider it a beacon of hope: if democracy could flourish in Tunisia, why not in the rest of the Arab world?
This article appeared in the Leaders section of the print edition under the headline “Relighting a beacon of democracy”
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