Tunisia’s Islamists compromise to secure legacy

<div class="articleBody"><p>Tunisia’s ruling Islamists have opted for a strategy of compromise on the thorniest aspects of the future constitution to save their political legacy, challenged by social unrest and elections this year, analysts say.</p></div><div class="articleBody"><p>Unlike its Egyptian counterpart the Muslim Brotherhood, also elected after a popular uprising in 2011 but deposed by the army last year and outlawed, Al Nahda has survived a succession of crises and is set to step down to ensure a peaceful transition.</p></div><div class="articleBody"><p>Tunisia’s Islamist party has pledged to relinquish power in the coming days, under a deal that aims to see an electoral commission formed and the draft charter ratified by January 14, the third anniversary of the revolution.</p>
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