 Tunisia's crisis has thrown the fate of its much lauded young democracy into the balance. It comes at a cost for the mainstream Enada party, which has played a uniquely central role in the Arab state through the ballot box. President Qaida's decision to seize control of government dismissed the premier and suspend parliament has cast doubt over Tunisia's democracy and Enada's place in it. Tunisia's 2011 revolution triggered the Arab Spring uprisings. Most Islamist parties in Arab countries have either faced violent suppression or been co-opted into existing political systems.