An Islamist Ennahda movement supporter shouts slogans during a campaign event at Habib Bourguiba Avenue in Tunis October 24, 2014. REUTERS/Anis Mili
TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisians elect a new parliament on Sunday as the prospect of a full democracy finally comes within their reach, four years after they cast out autocrat Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali.
Tunisia has fared better than neighbours who also ousted their own long-ruling leaders during the Arab Spring uprisings, largely avoiding their polarisation and chaos even though it faced similar tensions over Islamist versus more secular rule.
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