FOUR ministers quit Tunisia’s day-old government yesterday, undermining its hopes of quelling unrest by sharing power with members of the opposition to the old regime.

Tunisia's president and prime minister have resigned from the ruling party, according to state TV.

Exiled opposition leader Moncef Marzouki has returned to Tunisia with a demand that the country's dictatorship is removed.

Four ministers have resigned from Tunisia's day-old coalition government, undermining its hopes of calming unrest.