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Tunisian leader to the West: Do not fear Islamists

Islamists are poised to do well in elections this month in Tunisia, the first of the “Arab Spring” countries to choose new representatives. But the nation’s prime minister has a message for the West: Fear not. “All Islamist parties are not the same,” Beji Caid Essebsi said in an interview Wednesday. Indeed, American officials are cautiously optimistic about Tunisia’s chances of transitioning to democracy.

 

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