Tunisia Postpones Election, Possibly Aiding New Parties, New York Times (2011) —
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Tunisia Postpones Election, Possibly Aiding New Parties, New York Times (2011)

The interim Tunisian government on Wednesday postponed the first election since the ouster in January of the former dictator, citing technical problems and inevitably reshuffling Tunisian political dynamics. The decision pushes the scheduled vote for a constituent assembly to Oct. 23 from July 24. The deferral is likely to bolster the fortunes of the dozens of new political parties still scrambling to organize, perhaps at the expense of their better established rivals, both liberal and Islamist.

The link address is: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/09/world/africa/09tunis.html

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