2011年11月3日星期四

Insight: In home of Arab Spring, a desire for more

Nine months after the revolt that swept away President Zine al-Abdine Ben Rosetta Stone Language Ali and sparked uprisings around the Arab world, Tunisians fear the changes they fought for may already be fading.Most people in this country of 10 million are proud their revolution spread to the rest of the region, and keen to set an example with democratic elections in October. But many worry that Ben Ali loyalists continue to hold positions of power and are working behind the scenes to curtail real change. They are also concerned that divisions, particularly over the role of Islam, could destabilize Tunisia's transition to democracy and leave the economic problems that helped spark the uprising unresolved.It's a similar story in Egypt, where the military council that took control after the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak has delayed elections in the Arab world's most populous country. Some Egyptians worry that they have swapped one dictatorship for another.In Libya, joy at the capture of Tripoli is still fresh, even if Muammar Gaddafi has so far escaped the rebels. But even here there's a sense that of trepidation about what comes next.At least Libyans Rosetta Stone language software have reason for hope. In Bahrain, protesters were cleared from the streets, hundreds arrested, and promised reforms have gone nowhere. As violence continues in places such as Syria and Yemen, there is a sense in Tunisia that the Arab Spring needs to prove it can do more than just topple leaders.Closing the door on the hubbub of his campaign offices, veteran Tunisian political activist and head of the Congress for a Republic party, Moncef Marzouki, runs through the dangers."We are in a transitional phase," says the bespectacled physician. "The problem is I am afraid this transitional phase will last a long time and will be harder than we expect... People here think that a revolution is like pressing a button that brings you from the darkness into the light, but it is not that simple... Will we create a new state, with a new president, with a new government, a parliament? There is still a question mark here and this is the difficulty of this phase, the lack of clarity."OLD REGIME IN NEW CLOTHESSince Ben Ali fled into exile in Saudi Arabia on January 14, Tunisian Rosetta Stone Greek authorities have registered more than 100 parties.

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