Tunisia vote marks a death of a dream for some Arab Spring protesters

Wael and Jewaher locked eyes and ran towards each other. He had just been released from a police cell, and she'd spent the last 20 hours outside, singing protest songs while she waited for his release.

As they hugged tightly, someone in the crowd handed him a fresh T-shirt to replace the torn one he'd been wearing since his arrest at an anti-referendum protest the night before.

Tunisia is no stranger to demonstrations. Back in 2011 the Arab Spring was born here, before spreading across the Middle East.

Mohamed Bouazizi, a young man without a job, was selling vegetables on the street to make ends meet. When the police told him he had to stop, he set himself on fire. It was an image of desperation which resonated so deeply that crowds of people began to gather together. They too were sick of economic hardship, political corruption and their autocratic ruler.