Managing the democratic transition process in Tunisia from 2010 to 2016

The current study aimed to identify the extent of the success of managing the democratic transformation process in Tunisia as a model for an Arab state in light of the Arab exception of democracy, especially after the so-called Arab Spring revolutions. The new institutional approach of Samuel Huntington has been adopted emphasizing that the relationship of political interaction is formulated entirely within the institutional framework and is not limited to formal institutions. The study also started from a central question: Why does the democratization process succeed in some regimes (Tunisia for example) and falter in others? Sub-questions emerged from the main question, which have been answered in the course of this study. The main hypothesis was the existence of a direct positive relationship. The study concluded that the success of the transition towards democracy in one country over another is due to the awareness of the elite and the state institutions that manage the democratization process. In the case of Tunisia, we find that the history of state institutions, especially the military and security institutions have no precedent in interfering in political affairs. They have a high degree of impartiality, a high degree of awareness, and a democratic credential.