Tunisia’s new government says it will recognise all banned political groups, including Islamists, and grant an amnesty to all political prisoners.
The announcement comes after the new cabinet held its first meeting – nearly a week after President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali was ousted amid mass protests.
The meeting had been postponed amid opposition calls not to give key posts to members of Mr Ben Ali’s RCD party.
All eight RCD ministers in the cabinet had earlier quit the party.
The party had also dissolved its central committee.
On Thursday, troops fired warning shots at crowds who had massed near RCD headquarters in the capital, Tunis.
Reports said some protesters had tried to scale a wall at the building.
Judges also staged a demonstration in Tunis demanding the resignation of all judges who worked for the ousted president.
There were also reports of demonstrations in the towns of Gafsa and Kef.
Mr Ben Ali and his family fled to Saudi Arabia last week after mass street protests over unemployment, poverty and corruption.
Despite his departure, protests have continued, with demonstrators and opposition leaders demanding that all members of the RCD party be excluded from any future administration.
Although the situation across Tunisia remains tense, authorities have shortened the hours of curfew.
A state of emergency is still in place and the army is still deployed in the capital Tunis. Schools and universities remain closed.
The interim government has pledged free and fair elections within six months but has given no dates.
