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Tunisian president Beji Caid Essebsi |
In December 2010, the events we now call the Arab Spring began in the town of Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia. Beginning with the self-immolation of a young street vendor in protest at his treatment by a municipal officer, the subsequent demonstrations and riots would be felt far beyond that town, leading to regime change in some countries, civil war in others. Looking back, the only place that can claim to have had the peaceful transition to democracy that protesters would have hoped for is the place where it all began: Tunisia.
In December, Tunisia held a presidential election without unrest, following a parliamentary election, also mostly peaceful.
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