`` We waited 50 years for this , '' a voter says . Tunisia 's dramatic protests were triggered by a street vendor named Mohamed Bouazizi who set himself on fire to protest government harassment . The Arab Spring began in Tunisia . It spread to Egypt and Libya, then across North Africa and the Middle East. The Assembly will be charged with writing a new constitution .
`` We waited 50 years for this , '' a voter says . The Arab Spring began in Tunisia . It spread to Egypt and Libya, then across North Africa and the Middle East. The Assembly will be charged with writing a new constitution .