Women Win Big in Tunisia Vote | Nov. 5, 2011

Miller-McCune | Link to story  »

Post-dictatorship Tunisia’s recent election for assembly benefitted women and showed the power of technology. With Tunisia’s ballot boxes closed but not stuffed, the real political winners in the country’s first free election are women.

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In Tunisia, Elections Lead the Way for the Region | Nov. 4, 2011

The Yale Globalist | Link to story  »

On October 24th, Tunisian voters waited for up to six hours for the chance to exercise their right to vote and elect a new constituent assembly.

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The Real Success in the Tunisian Elections is an Authentic, Democratic Process | Oct. 28, 2011

Seattle Times | Link to story  »

Tunisia, a country that had never experienced democracy, held a successful election last week. This was the first election of the Arab Spring, and the first in an Arab country where the outcome was unknown and the electoral system not predisposed to shaping the outcome. Why did the election work so well?

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Tunisia's election sets high bar for Arab Spring | Oct. 26, 2011

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No matter what the results, Tunisia's landmark election was a monumental achievement in democracy that will be a tough act to follow in elections next month in Egypt and Morocco — and later, in Libya.

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