Today millions of Tunisians cast votes for an assembly to draft a new Constitution. This comes after 10 months of street protests since the sudden uprising that forced their former president, Zine el Abidine Ben Ali to flee the country. This is the first time in history many Tunisians feel that there will be an honest count of their ballots and either way the vote go it will positively change Tunisia. The biggest concern for most people was cleaning up corruption and creating more jobs. This is also the first time in history their country might lead the Arab world in a direction of democracy, and will hopefully impact places such as Syria, Libya, and Egypt. There is speculation that with these new changes the govervment will tackel issues such as social justice, freedom, and unemployment.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/24/world/africa/tunisians-cast-historic-votes-in-peace-and-hope.html?_r=1&ref=global-home
Kourtney Macaluso
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