Early signs in Tunisia point to Ennahda’s strong showing

[NGONGE]

^^ The Islamic courts? Hamas? Hezbuallah?

[xiinfaniin]

^^Islamic courts never inherited anything save from a crumbled city. Their victory was against warlords. They did NOT replace dictators with functioning institutions and governmental structures. So the analogy is only in name , and not substantive.

 

Hizbullah is part of a compromise government, and cannot be described politically dominant forces in Lebanon. No doubt they are very powerful militia with strong anti Zionist platform. So I see no credible analogy there either.

 

Hamas is also in the occupied lands of Palestine with no sovereignty to speak of. The similarity with ENNAHDA ends at the fact taht Hamas won through the ballot boxes.

 

So I believe you are still being cynic here

[GoldCoast]

Ennahda has inherited a state with a developed civil society and has modified its views significantly to meet the needs of its country, much like the AKP. The Tunisians already have agreements set in place regarding how the structure of their government will be formed. Ennahda even unilaterally agreed to allow the election of the President to not be decided by popular vote, something they would easily win. They also cannot write the constitution alone and are already in talks with some opposition parties to form a coalition in Parliament. All this indicates a party that has politically maturity and has adapted to its context. The context of Tunisia is nothing like that of the examples usually referred to, as was the case in Turkey and hence the results.