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Vote a critical hurdle for Tunisia by Ellen Lust

http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/22/opinion/lust-tunisia-election/index.html?hpt=op_t1

Diction - Lust uses the word “stumbles” to show how difficult it is to find political advertising in tunisia. When someone stumbles it is an accident and it is an act that is overall avoided when possible. This is the case with the political messages, they are hard to find and easily avoided. The word “hijack” is used when describing the fears of islamist extremists taking over the new government. This term is loaded and is aimed and the largely american audience that has strong ties to the 911 attacks. This creates a greater feeling of fear in the reader

Details - Lust describes the situation with the confusion of the actual election process very well. The thousands of possible officials with hundreds of parties makes it appear chaotic and unorganized, the standard view of a new democracy. The fears of the people regarding the rise of the old party also convey something that many people in the west don’t consider, the fears of the tunisians about where their government is heading. 

Imagery - The most striking imagery in this article comes from the description of the political rules in order to even the playing field. The over crowded billboards, and identical messages paint the idea of a society void of debate and under an authoritarian rule, quite contrary to the idea of the revolution.