In this case a secular leadership lost its nerve at the point when it had to decide whether the opposition Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) was in fact moderate enough to be allowed to take office after a landslide win in parliamentary elections.

• 这一回，在野的伊斯兰救赎阵线（FIS）在议会选举中获得了压倒性胜利，在决定是否该党足够温和从而可以被委以组阁重任的时候，世俗派领导层失去了理智。