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                  Ban: Tunisia a 'Model' With New Constitution

   U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has commended Tunisia on its new
   constitution, saying he believes the country can be a "model to other
   peoples seeking reforms."
   Mr. Ban described Tunisia`s democratic transition as marked by a
   commitment to dialogue and consensus, and called for its next steps to
   be peaceful, inclusive and transparent. He also urged Tunisia to ensure
   equitable and sustainable economic growth.
   An uprising in Tunisia three years ago launched the so-called Arab
   Spring. The country`s national assembly approved a new constitution
   Sunday that is one of the most progressive in the Arab world.
   The document sets out to make Tunisia a democracy not based on Islamic
   law.
   Its approval came after Prime Minister Mehdi Jomaa named a new
   caretaker Cabinet to ease a crisis between Islamists and the secular
   opposition until new elections later this year.
   Tunisia`s compromise and progress contrasts sharply with messy
   democratic transitions in Libya, Egypt and Yemen, which are caught up
   in turmoil after ousting their own long-standing leaders in 2011
   revolts and uprisings.
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