Which direction is Tunisia uprising heading? The rise of current Islamic Nahda Party may lead to a military coup similar to that caused a near civil war of Algeria. The statement made by “Farahat Al Rajihi”, the former minister of interior, was the spark that ignited the situation when he stated that there are prospects for these unpredicted surprises for the upcoming events. This statement forced the youth of the uprising to take into the streets to demand the departure of the interim government as the presence of remnants of the Zain El Abidin Ben Ali's government and party threatens the country's interests and security. The need for security and trust in order to hold elections that would lead to a stable and legitimate country for the difficult and complex time a head should dispel doubts and rumors so as not to turn Tunisia to unrest situation in such critical stages. Questions were raised After the Arab uprisings, such as, will democracy prevail in countries with overwhelming poverty and illiteracy? Comparisons with successful poor and illiterate India were held in order to answer these questions while failed in countries which enjoy more standards of education and economic potential. Tunisia, having more educated people, particularly in decision making major cities beside the influence of the neighboring European and with a prosperous economy among countries of the more richer Arab Maghreb region, have more chances to make success of its newly born democracy. Assuming for the Islamic Nahda Party wining more votes to qualify for a majority government or forming a coalition with other parties, this will impose the respect of the popular will according to a constitution voted by the public. This option is to be taken into account as long as it remains a better option than a military coup or fighting between rival parties. No one is asking the uprising youth or those who assume the transitional government to deal with situation in an ideal way but rather to be aware of the circumstances surrounding the nation and moving in a manner that does not provoke or put the people in a situation where they feel that their uprising is being hijacked. Time where people are not guarding their affairs and able to take to the streets to protect their uprising from being hijacked is over. The trust that was given to the security services and the army to watch over the uprising prevents any adventure under any excuse to take Tunisia back to square one, a setback that will cast negative impact on other uprisings to realize that all the effort was in vain. This controversy could deeply worsen the crisis unless a swift action is taken to give assurance to the different classes of the people who have all reasons to go back to demonstrations and sit-ins. Public awareness of those who earned their legitimacy under the strong former regime, cannot be underestimated. On the other hand, a shadow government of a collapsing country cannot be replaced. The most important consideration must be paid to avoid any signal for the suppression of the protesters, the possibility of a military coup or to enable any power protected by the security services to create wide spread chaos. The way to avoid similar scenario will only be possible by creating trust among different parties.
