[ 내일신문 ] On the first day after Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was ousted from power , the country is torn between anxiety and hope . One day after Ben Ali fled the country for Saudi Arabia , Tunisia has successively had two presidents , Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannouchi , who was later replaced by parliamentary speaker Fouad Mbezaa , according to the Tunisian Constitution . On Saturday , the state of emergency is still in force in the country with a strict dusk to dawn curfew imposed from 8 p . m . ( 1900 GMT ) to 6 a . m . ( 0500 GMT ) . The first night of post Ben Ali rule also proved a frightening experience for a great number of Tunisian families with reports of hooded armed gangs attacking people ’ s homes and indulging in shooting sprees in the streets . In spite of the presence of army patrols on the streets and of the constant TV coverage of reported incidents and gang arrests in the capital , people fear for their lives and property . In the extraordinary flurry of events that followed the ousting of the former Tunisian president , the Tunisians have had very little time to take stock of the revolution that has swept the country after 23 years of authoritarian rule . In the expectation of free elections within six months and with talks well underway for the formation of a national unity government , many Tunisians still hold the hope that order and law will surely return to the country soon . [ 저작권자 ⓒ ( 주 ) 내일신문 . 무단 전재 - 재 배포 금지 ]