While established democracies have a reputation for being peaceful and stable, developing democracies have an equally strong reputation for instability and violence. Tunisia is now breaking this rule, with its first elections on October 23rd marked by order in the voting lines, trust in the ballot box and celebration in the streets. The new issue of Resetdoc features on-the-ground analysis of this historic event and the new questions it raises: Why don’t secularists trust Ennahda? Should they? Who will form the coalition government? What does the Tunisian election mean for other countries in the region? What lessons does it hold for Western democracies? Read below for our thoughts.