TUNIS, Tunisia -- The people who started the Arab Spring shared one of its earliest fruits on Sunday: a free election. Tunisians who brought down a dictator nine months ago waited for hours to select those who will help shape their fledgling democracy."The old elections were fraudulent and this one is for our children and grandchildren so that even if I soon die, I will be happy and content," said Tayyib Awish, resplendent in a crisp white robe and skull cap at a crowded school-cum-polling station in the working class suburb of Hay al-Tadammon near Tunis, the capital.Read More... More on Tunisia
Tunisia Elections 2011: Voters Turn Out For First Free Vote
The Huffington Post News Editors, Huffington Post
Sun, 10/23/2011 - 6:21pm
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