A compromise may be achieved in many ways. We may ignore the competing positions, without deciding specifically in favor of one or the other. A middle position can be adopted, which is relatively easy in the case of only two competing positions. Alternatively, a third position which is closer to one or the other of the initial positions can be adopted. Or, finally, we can simultaneously opt for both of the original positions. This option is far more like a stalemate, one made in anticipation of further and more accurate decisions on the matter. All of these modalities or models of compromise have been tried in Tunisia over the course of the post-revolution years.