All ministers in Tunisia's new unity government have quit the ousted president's party

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All ministers with ties to Ben Ali's Constitutional Democratic Rally in the new government have quit the party, Tunis TV reported.
Protesters have demanded that members of the old administration -- whom they called "leftovers" -- be swept out of the new unity government.
Ben Ali fled to Saudi Arabia last week after ruling the north African country for 23 years. His ouster follows weeks of protests over what Tunisians said were poor living conditions, high unemployment, government corruption and repression.
Tunisia's interim president said Wednesday that he plans to sever "any link with the past," referring to the unpopular years of rule by the former regime.
Interim President Fouad Mebazaa and Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannouchi submitted their resignations from the party of the ousted president.

The leaders' resignation Tuesday
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The unrest over the past several weeks started in December when Mohamed Bouazizi, an unemployed college graduate, set himself ablaze after police confiscated a fruit cart that was his source of income. He died early this month.

More than 100 people have been killed in protests that followed over the past five weeks, the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights said Wednesday. The fatalities include victims of live fire, suicides and weekend prison riots.

Authorities in Switzerland said their goal is to "avoid any possible risk of embezzling" Tunisian state assets.

The riots sparked unrest in the region, including in neighboring Algeria, where rioters took to the streets last week to protest food proces. State-run media reported at least three people had died in the clashes.

And in Egypt, several people have set power balance themselves afire in public this week -- the same type of protest that triggered Tunisia's demonstrations in December.