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18 January 2011
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Tunisian Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannouchi said the new government would work "towards democracy"
Tunisia's new unity government is beginning work amid lingering tensions on the streets following the overthrow of President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali.
PM Mohammed Ghannouchi is among several old faces remaining in the new government, sparking fears that the protests could continue.
But the BBC's Wyre Davies says pledges to allow political and media freedoms have placated many protesters.
The government now admits that 78 people died in the recent violence.
Riot police remain on the streets of the capital Tunis, our correspondent reports.
He says the task now will be to move quickly to begin the constitutional reforms and preparation for free and fair elections which Tunisians have been promised.
He says another urgent challenge is to begin to return economic stability to the country - the state of emergency is estimated to have cost it some $2bn (£1.3bn).
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Tunisia's new unity government is beginning work amid lingering tensions on the streets following the overthrow of President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali.
PM Mohammed Ghannouchi is among several old faces remaining in the new government, sparking fears that the protests could continue.
But the BBC's Wyre Davies says pledges to allow political and media freedoms have placated many protesters.
The government now admits that 78 people died in the recent violence.
Riot police remain on the streets of the capital Tunis, our correspondent reports.
He says the task now will be to move quickly to begin the constitutional reforms and preparation for free and fair elections which Tunisians have been promised.
He says another urgent challenge is to begin to return economic stability to the country - the state of emergency is estimated to have cost it some $2bn (£1.3bn).
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