The incredible has happened. Ben Ali has finally decided to leave Tunisia, pushed by people - especially its youth - who were exhausted. Having realized, since 1992 more than fifty missions in Tunisia, I admit that this possibility never seemed to become real. With my Tunisian friends, we gutters - yellow laughter - with each new re-election before the results staggering. In 2009, however, there was nothing to worry about for him: he had obtained only 89.62% of votes! All that was turned into a joke because we knew it was unfortunately not possible to do otherwise. Dare to openly criticize these results could turn against us.
Ben Ali was a dictator. Obviously. Yet I never had the sensation of going into a dictatorship. Except of course the fact that I never spoke of bin Ali with those whose beliefs and I was sure that the only way to tell was ironic. For the rest, I always find Tunisia a very open country. I remember attending a seminar where the actors of the educational system openly criticized certain actions of the Ministry of Education, in the presence of officials. They seemed particularly attentive, willing to improve the system according to Stories from the field. Tunisia is also one of the only countries I know who has taken drastic steps to move from an education system based on the selection and disposal system to a true education for all. The real opening, however, did not change anything to the truth of the plan.
Young Tunisians eventually defy the police and say aloud what they wanted. Several of them lost their lives. This suffering is unbearable. But at least she will have served some purpose.
We now go beyond this first victory. It is not won. While Prime Minister, Mohammed Gannouchi, proclaimed himself President ad interim, we already hear the cries "Gannouchi liberates! . These calls are probably legitimate: how the Prime Minister a dictator could he suddenly become a democrat?
There is little chance that the motion stops as if everything was now for the best in the best of all worlds. The demonstrations will continue. Hopefully they will not be followed by saber-rattling nauseating. The army does not seem to have quite taken sides. Will she keep on course, that of the people? What will he, on the other hand, fundamentalists? Will they not take the opportunity to try to win, to get involved in power? It was one of the great arguments of Ben Ali: he was the last bulwark against the fundamentalists! It was probably not entirely wrong (although this can justify in any way its dictatorship). Now that the regime falters, what will happen there?
Very clever one who would have the answers to these questions. The Tunisian people is facing his destiny. Hope exists. It happen. What seemed unthinkable just a few days ago has now happened. So all hope!
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