Hundreds of Tunisians were opposed to their new government on Wednesday, managers have tried to defuse public anger over the continued flow of the former ruling party.
"Ben Ali went to Saudi Arabia" The government should also go, "more than 1,000 demonstrators chanted in central Tunisia, in reference to former President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, who fled on Friday after 23 years reign with an iron hand .
"We want a new parliament, a new constitution, a new republic, the people rise up against the loyalists Ben Ali!" They sang on the peaceful demonstration.
Some waved posters reading "Down with the RCD!
An opposition leader who joined the government as Minister for Regional Development told AFP the first cabinet meeting on Thursday, but a government spokesman said the exact date is still in the air.
An opposition source said the priorities of the Cabinet meeting would be to develop a national amnesty law for victims of the former regime, as well as concrete steps to break the stranglehold of the RCD on the agencies of the State.
Meanwhile the authorities relaxed the timing of a curfew was put in place today, says the security situation had improved, but the state of emergency, banning all public gatherings stayed in place.
The traffic was visibly heavier in Tunis, and some shops and offices reopened.
Interim President Foued Mebazaâ and Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi on Tuesday to stop the RCD, which has dominated politics for decades, Tunisia.
But Ghannouchi and seven other former government ministers Ben Ali has maintained its positions, including the interior and defense ministries.
"We must not throw out the baby with the bath water", the Tunisian daily Le Quotidien said in an editorial, said the new government of national unity is temporary and is preparing for democratic elections.
"The anger is legitimate, but it should not turn into blind hatred that blocks the Tunisian people's victory in March to Freedom," said the independent daily.
"The establishment of a government of national unity is the only path to victory. RCD Participation in this government should not be a source of disagreement or a stumbling block," he said.
Thousands protested in Tunis on Tuesday, with police firing tear gas into the center of Tunis to disperse demonstrations that four ministers were removed from government in protest against the RCD just a day after it was announced.
In an apparent bid for political survival, even if the almighty RCD officially expelled bin Ali, who was forced to resign after a wave of protests in which dozens of people were killed.
The tumultuous events in Tunisia - dubbed the "Jasmine Revolution" - inspired dissidents in the Arab world and sparked protests in several countries including Algeria, Egypt, Jordan and Egypt.
Ben Ali was the first Arab leader to stop the demonstrations in recent history.
United States while welcomed the reforms announced by the new government, including press freedom and the release of all political prisoners, but said political change must broaden and deepen.
"Clearly, the government must take measures to fulfill the wishes of Tunisia to the people .... by the provisional government is moving in this direction," State Department spokesman Philip Crowley said Tuesday.
"We want an open, substantive dialogue between the government and large groups who want to play a role in the future of Tunisia," he added.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on Tunisia to hold "credible" elections to form a government supported by the whole nation, his spokesman.
On Tuesday, two new ministers and a deputy of the main Tunisian Trade Union - a key player in the protests - has announced his retirement after the union refused to recognize the government.
The appointed Minister of Health, FDLT leader Mustapha Ben Jaafar, who had not yet sworn in, also said he would hold off on joining the government. Three opposition leaders, including Ben Jaafar was appointed Monday.
Tunisia's new direction is due to hold parliamentary and presidential elections in the next six months, but no firm date has been set. Under the constitution, hold elections within two months.
Banned Islamist Ennahdha (Awakening) movement said it would seek to acquire the legal status of a political party to participate in elections.
One of the fiercest critics of Ben Ali, Moncef Marzouki - who said he intends to stand for presidential elections - also returned to Tunisia on Tuesday after years of exile in Paris with emotion scenes at the airport of Tunis.