Ten years after a young street vendor’s self-immolation helped catalyze the Tunisian revolution that toppled its authoritarian leader and inspired protest movements across the Middle East and North Africa, Tunisian democracy is at a turning point. Although Tunisians are now free to choose their leaders, have held numerous elections, and can openly criticize the government, the dreams of the uprising remain unfulfilled a decade later as inequality, unemployment and poor services persist.
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