Tunisia might be making progress with elections, but internal political polarisation is reaching dangerous heights.
![Presidential candidate Beji Caid Essebsi claims to follow in the footsteps of the late President Habib Bourguiba, writes Jebnoun [AP]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/20141218153329643734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Dr Noureddine Jebnoun teaches at Georgetown University’s Center for Contemporary Arab Studies in Washington, DC.
Tunisia might be making progress with elections, but internal political polarisation is reaching dangerous heights.
![Presidential candidate Beji Caid Essebsi claims to follow in the footsteps of the late President Habib Bourguiba, writes Jebnoun [AP]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/20141218153329643734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)