On Tunisia's first free election

With a successful democratic election, she's becoming the envy of her Arab Spring siblings. An editorial for the Independent contrasts the state of affairs in Libya with that of her neighbours:

Born in blood, and accelerated into being by help from outside, the new Libya is likely to find its path to modern statehood harsher and more problematic than, say, Tunisia or even Egypt. But it would be premature to pronounce the revolutions in either country secure. After many delays, Egypt is planning its first post-Mubarak elections, for a new parliament, next month. And Tunisia, though smaller, more cohesive and one step ahead in electoral terms, has also still to face some of its own contradictions.

The article goes on to conclude that Tunisia is a 'pioneer', "but it is only a start."