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Just a week in existence, Tunisia’s Unity Government, formed in the aftermath of President Ben Ali’s hasty departure, is facing stiff popular opposition. Over the weekend, protesters formed a spontaneous gathering they call a “Caravan of Liberation” outside the offices of the interim Prime Minister in the capital Tunis. Here are excerpts from an Al Jazeera report on Sunday, the “final day of National Mourning” [play sound]. Nationwide, Tunisians are demanding an end to the fledgling government of Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannouchi, who served as PM under President Ben Ali. Having pushed Ben Ali out, Tunisian protesters are angry about what they see as simply a continuation of the former regime in the newly formed government. The military has sided with protesters saying it will “safeguard the revolution,” but Army Chief Rachid Ammar warned yesterday that a power vacuum could result in a dictatorship. Ammar was reportedly fired by Ben Ali for refusing to fire on protesters in the weeks before the President’s departure, making him a popular hero. He has been reinstated by the interim government which now finds itself under threat of popular revolt. Meanwhile, the exiled leader of Tunisia’s Islamist movement Rached Ghannouchi plans to return to his country after 20 years. His party was among the most severely repressed under Ben Ali, but his supporters did not play a visible role in the uprising.

GUEST: Radia Daoussi, a Tunisian native, is the president of the Vineeta Foundation, a non-profit focusing on public health and human rights. She also works for international organizations, including UNDP, UNICEF, and the World Bank