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Secular Party Set to Win Tunisia Elections

ABC News - ‎Oct 27, 2014‎
"This milestone in Tunisia's transition to democracy exemplifies why Tunisia remains a beacon of hope, not only to the Tunisian people, but to the region and the world," said U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, following up President Barack Obama's ...
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Tunisia's confident secularists weigh options

Aljazeera.com - ‎2 hours ago‎
Tunisia's secular Nidaa Tounes has pledged to form a government "with those closest" to it as no single political party is expected to win an outright majority in the new parliament.

Islamist Party in Tunisia Appears Set to Rebound

New York Times - ‎Oct 24, 2014‎
Almost four years after events in Tunisia initiated the Arab Spring, the country still faces economic stagnation and the threat of popular unrest, with a nagging Islamist insurgency at home and large numbers of its young people joining the militants of ...

Voter Turnout Bolsters Tunisian Hopes for Post-Revolution Stability

New York Times - ‎Oct 26, 2014‎
The elections are the second in Tunisia since the popular uprising that overthrew President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali in 2011 and set off the Arab Spring.

Assassination in Tunisia Draws Spouse Into Politics

New York Times - ‎Oct 25, 2014‎
Mrs. Brahmi, 47, a mother of five, is campaigning in Tunisia's parliamentary election Sunday for the seat of her husband, Mohamed Brahmi, the left-wing politician whose assassination by an Islamist extremist group last year sent Tunisia into a ...

Tunisia holds first election under new constitution

BBC News - ‎Oct 25, 2014‎
Tunisia has voted in elections to its first parliament under a new constitution, part of political changes under way since the "Arab Spring".

Tunisia counts votes after historic poll

Aljazeera.com - ‎Oct 26, 2014‎
Tunisia has voted in historic elections to choose its first parliament since the overthrow of long-time ruler in 2011 that sparked the 'Arab Spring' protests.

Islamist party says trails secular rival after Tunisia vote

Yahoo News - ‎Oct 27, 2014‎
The first parliamentary election since Tunisia's 2011 revolution pitted Ennahda against secular opponent Nidaa Tounes, with an array of leftist and Islamist groups also taking part.
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The gender fault line in Tunisia

Aljazeera.com - ‎Oct 26, 2014‎
Tunis, Tunisia--The extensive rights in gender equality in Tunisia are failing to achieve their full potential as many women remain unaware of their existence, especially in rural areas.

Secular parliament set to take power in Tunisia after peaceful election

PBS NewsHour - ‎20 hours ago‎
A Tunisian woman waves her national flag as she shows her ink-stained finger after voting in the country's first post-revolution parliamentary election in Tunis on Sunday.
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1 Dead in Tunisia Shootout as Tensions Rise Ahead of Elections

New York Times - ‎Oct 23, 2014‎
The insurgents, who oppose the democratic system established in Tunisia and support the creation of an Islamic caliphate, lay mines and frequently ambush soldiers patrolling the region.

Terrorists threaten new Tunisia attacks

magharebia.com - ‎1 hour ago‎
The statement, signed by Abou Achbal al-Maghribi, a code name for a Tunisian jihadi, called for sending support to terrorists in Tunisia, saying, "You all should send strict statements that include threats and intimidation to the government of ...
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Tunisia Fast Facts

WPTZ The Champlain Valley - ‎41 minutes ago‎
Tunisia's 2011 mass popular uprising, dubbed the "Jasmine Revolution," gave rise to the Arab Spring, the grass-roots movement that toppled autocratic leaders and promoted freedom and democracy across the Arabic-speaking region in North Africa and the ...
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Tunisia: head of EP election observers hails transparent and professional poll

EU News - ‎4 hours ago‎
Michael Gahler (EPP, DE), head of the European Parliament delegation observing the parliamentary elections in Tunisia, on Tuesday welcomed the "remarkable success of the Independent High Authority for the Elections, which organised a transparent, ...

Tunisia's elections will show whether it's still the model country of the Arab ...

Quartz - ‎Oct 26, 2014‎
In the past three years, Tunisia has been seen as a case study of whether democracy can work in the Arab world. Now, Tunisians will show who it is—the Islamists, the secularists, or both—they want leading their country into their next phase of ...

Tunisia holds its breath for free, fair and peaceful parliamentary elections

The Guardian - ‎Oct 24, 2014‎
In contrast to the killing fields of Syria, the repression of General Abdel Fatah al-Sisi's Egypt, or the rudderless instability of Libya, Tunisia survives as the Arab spring's sole success story, a country where, after the ousting of an authoritarian ...

Obama hails 'milestone' Tunisia vote

Al-Arabiya - ‎Oct 26, 2014‎
Barack Obama hailed a milestone after Tunisians voted Sunday in an election seen as pivotal to establishing democracy, in what the U.S.

Tunisia's costly battle against its militants

Al-Monitor - ‎Oct 27, 2014‎
Tunisia's streets filled Oct. 26 with voters keen to participate in the national elections for the 217-member National Assembly, but while the country's political and ideological center rejoices, the shadow cast by its extremist border militias is not ...

High turnout in Tunisia vote defies forecasts

Aljazeera.com - ‎Oct 26, 2014‎
The forecasts were partly attributable to security concerns and the tense transitional period which Tunisia has witnessed since January 2011.

Tunisia Secular Party Claims Election Victory

Voice of America - ‎18 hours ago‎
Tunisia's main secular opposition party is claiming victory in the country's historic election for a new 217-member parliament.
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