We're not sure how much Britain's Liberal Democrats have in common with the Congrès Pour la République, a Tunisian party which was banned under Ben Ali but which has returned, triumphantly, to fight the elections. But one thing's for sure: their logos bear far more than a passing resemblance to one another.
On the left, we have the CPR's winged bird, in red and green … and on the right is the Lib Dems'.
As it happens, the bird is not the only symbol of the secular, centre-left CPR. Its leader, a human rights activist and physician, is a famous wearer of spectacles. When he returned from exile in Paris earlier this year, however, his glasses became an object of online mockery. Thousands of Facebook users begged him to change them. Taking the criticism and running with it, Marzouki decided to make his ungainly specs the electoral emblem of his new-look party - and, in doing so, won the hearts of many. Nick Clegg, take note.
