Tunisian election marred by clashes, Irish Times (2011) —
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Tunisian election marred by clashes, Irish Times (2011)

The Islamist Ennahda party has been officially declared the winner of Tunisia's election, setting it up to form the first Islamist-led government in the wake of the "Arab Spring" uprisings. But the election, which has so far confounded predictions it would tip the North African country into crisis, turned violent last night when protesters angry their fourth-placed party was eliminated from the poll set fire to the mayor's office in a provincial town.

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