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Source: http://jerusalemcenter.wordpress.com/2011/10/31/tunisia-the-blossoming-of-a-pluralistic-society/
Tunisia: The Blossoming of a Pluralistic Society?
(Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs) Jacques Neriah - Even though the Islamists in Tunisia won a plurality of the seats (over 40%), leftist and liberal parties also represent almost 40% of the seats. The Islamist Al Nahda party has no other choice but to compromise and form a coalition government. Indeed, the crux of Tunisia's political culture is syncretism - the combining of different beliefs. Col. (ret.) Dr. Jacques Neriah was formerly Foreign Policy Advisor to Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Deputy Head for Assessment of Israeli Military Intelligence.