The government in Tunisia has announced it would dissolve itself and hold elections after a day of violent demonstrations.<br/> <br />The protests earlier in the day were prompted by the shooting death of Chokri Belaid, a left-wing lawyer who spoke out against the Islamist ruling party.<br/> <br />Thousands of demonstrators poured into the streets of the capital- throwing rocks at police, who fired back with tear gas.<br/> <br />The speed at which the protests spread suggest how deep divisions are between Islamists and secular movements who are afraid of losing their civil liberties under an Islamist regime.<br/> <br />The protests were the largest since the Arab Spring Uprisings of 2011.<br/> <br />In an effort to quell the violence, Prime Minister Hamdi Jebali announced he would replace his entire cabinet with non-partisan technocrats until elections could be held as soon as possible.
