Sunday, October 23, 2011

Tunisia Vote Stands as Test for the Region - WSJ.com

Tunisia Vote Stands as Test for the Region - WSJ.com:
In an election that could set the bar as the Middle East's freest and most open ever, Tunisians will elect a 218-seat constitutional assembly, which will appoint an interim government and have one year to rewrite the constitution. Its impact may only be enhanced by the death this week of Moammar Gadhafi, the third and longest-running autocrat to be brought down by the protests that began 10 months ago in Tunisia.