Testing Tunisia's commitment to democracy, Aljazeera (2011) —
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Testing Tunisia's commitment to democracy, Aljazeera (2011)

This news article says, voters will choose representatives for a constituent assembly tasked with re-writing the constitution, and the new body will enjoy a level of legitimacy not seen in generations. Although Tunisians and the world are fixated on the moderate Islamist party, al-Nahda, and how high it will rise, the success or failure of the transition to democracy depends less on who wins the election and more on the path taken by the constituent assembly after it is created.

The link address is: http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/opinion/2011/10/20111017114745619449.html

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