OSLO, Oct 9 - Tunisia�s National Dialogue Quartet won the Nobel Peace Prize today for building democracy in the country after the 2011 revolution which unleashed the Arab Spring.
The award was given for the quartet�s �decisive contribution to the building of a pluralistic democracy in Tunisia in the wake of the Jasmine Revolution of 2011�, the Nobel panel said.
The committee said the prize was also intended as an encouragement to other countries to follow in Tunisia�s footsteps.
�The Norwegian Nobel Committee hopes that this year�s prize will contribute towards safeguarding democracy in Tunisia and be an inspiration to all those who seek to promote peace and democracy in the Middle East, North Africa and the rest of the world,� it said.
The Quartet is made up of four key organisations in the north African country: the Tunisian General Labour Union, the Tunisian Confederation of Industry, Trade and Handicraft, the Tunisian Human Rights League, and the Tunisian Order of Lawyers. � AFP
