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Political Transition in Tunisia Tunisia faces significant challenges in its third year of political transition from authoritarian rule. Elections held in October 2011 brought to power a coalition led by an Islamist party, Al Nahda (also spelled Ennahda), in partnership with two secularist parties. International and domestic observers praised the vote, which provided temporary momentum to a transition process that has often appeared slow and unwieldy. In the intervening months, political consensus has remained elusive, economic grievances have continued to stir social unrest, and tensions between Islamists and secularists have escalated.