This is the first election held in one of the countries that have undergone “Arab Spring” uprisings. And predictably, probably foreshadowing the outcome in upcoming elections in other “Arab Spring” countries, secularism took a beating and a backseat to the Islamists.
Secular party concedes defeat in landmark Tunisian election
Tunisia’s leading secularist party conceded defeat on Monday after unofficial tallies from the country’s first free election showed a victory for an Islamist party.
The election came 10 months from from the moment street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire in a protest that started the Arab Spring uprisings.
More than 90 percent of the 4.1 million registered voters cast ballots, officials said.
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/stay tuned, Egypt has elections coming up and if the Islamists win there . . .
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