Tunisians head for the polls amid dimming faith in democracy

Pamela Abbott; Andrea Teti; Roger Sapsford

Tunisians head for the polls amid dimming faith in democracy

Pamela Abbott^* (Corresponding Author), Andrea Teti, Roger Sapsford

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Tunisians, and the wider world, expected a great deal after the dawn of democracy in 2011. This followed the popular uprisings that ended President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali’s dictatorial rule.

But even two years after those momentous events, many were beginning to doubt both the new government and the democracy it claimed to embody.

Those doubts have deepened.

On 15 September the nation will go to the polls to elect a new president in its second free elections since 2011. The election will be a major challenge for the country’s fledgling democracy.

Original language	English
Specialist publication	The Conversation
Publisher	The Conversation UK
Publication status	Published - 3 Sep 2019

Keywords

Arab Spring
Social Justice
Tunisia
Corruption
unemployment rate
youth bulge
Peacebuilding
Afrobarometer
Democracy in Africa
Elections in Africa
Peace and Security
Global perspectives
Ben Ali

UN SDGs

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Tunisians head for the polls amid dimming faith in democracy

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