The Tunisian Prime Minister, Mohamed Ghannouci, a leftover from the old regime toppled in January, resigned today as a result of the protests that occured over the weekend in the capital leaving five dead. The public felt that the prime minister was not impartial enough to represent the new era in Tunisia. Tunisia's interim president has already named his successor, a former government official. Tunisia is dealing with the influx of refugees from Libya who are escaping persecution from Libyan leader Col. Qaddafi. The protests over Prime Minister Ghannouci turned violent Saturday when a man attacked the Interior Ministry building with knives and rocks. The peaceful protest degenerated into a riot when a separate protest group arrived and began setting fires to cars and attacking guards. Parts of the capital of Tunis are still considered safe, but several sections of the city are considered dangerous because of protests. The interim government has promised to begin charting the progress of the country towards a multiparty democracy, but offers no concrete date for the new Constitution.
by Margaret Nunne
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