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Tunisians are voting in an election critics say could cement a return to autocracy

Wasseem Jday, 31, is unemployed and splits his time between his sister's home and his parents'. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption

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Tunisians are voting in an election critics say could cement a return to autocracy

In Tunisia, 12 years after the revolution, citizens are still asking, "How do you expect me to make a living?"

Tunisians are voting in an election critics say could cement a return to autocracy

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Why Tunisians are now risking their lives trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe

Fishermen in Zarzis, Tunisia, sometimes find bodies of people who have tried to cross the Mediterranean Sea to find better opportunities abroad. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption

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Why Tunisians are now risking their lives trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe

Twelve years after a revolution that overthrew a dictator Tunisians are leaving the country in droves in the midst of a socio-economic crisis and political instability.

Why Tunisians are now risking their lives trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe

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