The transitional government in Tunis is only one day in office - and must cope with even the first departures. Three ministers who had made the powerful union UGTT declared her resignation. Reason: There are too many old forces involved in the government. The government in Tunis is not to rest: A day after the inauguration of a transitional government, there is already the first resignations.In protest against the old forces remain in power has the union UGTT on Tuesday distanced itself from the government and withdrew its three ministers from the Cabinet. Other opposition politicians discussed at present, how to proceed, it said, according to the union. At the new transitional government for the first time since independence in 1956, opponents are involved.
The key ministries but occupy more of the followers who had fled the country on Friday from former President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali. On Tuesday there was therefore again demonstrations in the capital Tunis, which were dispersed by police using tear gas. Ghannouchi had appointed his new government on Monday to leave the key ministries of defense, finance, home affairs and the Foreign but in the hands of the former minister.
To keep the ruling party, RCD, the Ben Ali served 23 years as a power base, influence: only three opposition politicians were given a ministerial post. The protesters vented their displeasure air: "Down with the RCD," it said on banners. The UGTT is the only major union in Tunisia. She had played in the protests against Ben Ali a central role.
In the national unity government of Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannouchi had the UGTT on Monday but then sent a head of government-supplied cabinet member and the Employment Minister and a State Secretary in the Ministry of Transport. According to union spokesman now resigned the UGTT representatives who have been represented in Parliament.
The forbidden under Ben Ali Ennahdha Islamist party has meanwhile announced that it would make a candidate for the announced presidential election. A spokesman said the interim cabinet at the same time as the government of "exclusion". Ghannouchi, defended his decision on radio station Europe 1: The previous minister had retained their posts to prepare for the elections that were expected in the next two months.
"We have tried how to achieve a mix that takes into account the various forces in the country to create the conditions for reform." That continues to exist so that Ben Ali's dictatorship, had Ghannouchi, who had served the more than eleven years as head of government back. "This is unfair. Today there is an era of freedom, which shows on TV and on the streets."
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