Members of Tunisia's governing Islamist party, Ennahda, have called for a rally, a day after huge crowds attended a murdered opposition leader's funeral.
A post on the group's Facebook page urged people to gather at 14:00 (13:00 GMT) on Habib Bourguiba Avenue in the centre of the capital, Tunis.
The rally would defend the legitimacy of the National Constituent Assembly and fight against violence, it added.
Opposition supporters have blamed Ennahda for the death of Chokri Belaid.
Speaking to BBC Arabic after the funeral, Chokri Belaid's widow Basma Khalfawi said she would file a lawsuit against the party's leader, Rachid Ghannouchi.
Mr Ghannouchi has condemned the murder and denied any involvement. The government has blamed opponents of democracy.
Mr Belaid, a lawyer and secular political figure, was shot by a gunman as he left home for work on Wednesday. The previous day he had accused a faction inside Ennahda of being behind attacks on the opposition.
Political uncertaintyEnnahda told its members on Facebook that their attendance was required for Saturday's march along Habib Bourguiba Avenue.
The demonstration would defend the Constituent Assembly, the post said. Its work on a new constitution suffered a severe setback when four leftist parties ended their participation following Mr Belaid's killing.
Ennahda said its supporters would also fight against political violence, demand that a law be passed to fortify the January 2011 revolution, and warn France not to interfere in the affairs of the Tunisian state.
The rallying call by the Islamist group, which has the most seats in the Constituent Assembly, came a day after Mr Belaid's funeral brought as many as a million mourners onto the streets of the capital.
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Protesters have clashed with police as thousands attended the funeral of Chokri Belaid
There were violent scenes at the el-Jellaz cemetery, as cars were torched and police fired tear gas at protesters calling for a new revolution.
Elsewhere in Tunis, many shops shut and most public transport was not running in respect of the first general strike in the country for 35 years.
Afterwards, Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali repeated his offer to replace the government with a cabinet of technocrats and call early elections.
However, it is still not clear if that plan has been agreed to by Ennahda. Mr Ghannouchi has said the governing coalition should stay in place.
The BBC's Wyre Davies in Tunis reports that there is a real feeling of political uncertainty in a country that clearly needs strong leadership.
Two years after the first of the Arab uprisings, many liberal Tunisians accuse Ennahda of allowing ultra-conservative Islamists, or Salafists, to violently impose their version of how their country should develop, our correspondent says.
There are fears now that if there are counter-demonstrations by pro-government groups, it may lead to more violence and instability, he adds.
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