Béji Caïd Essebsi's victory in the first post-revolutionary presidential election in Tunisia has been met with international approval largely because of his "secular" - read: non-Islamist - aura. Especially when compared with the other countries of the Arab Spring, Tunisia should indeed celebrate having held successful parliamentary and presidential elections. Perhaps most importantly, the outcomes were accepted by the losing candidates, a significant step toward the stabilization of democracy in the country.

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