The time limit was cut from the 23 years that some groups had asked for, following the ouster of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, who had been president since 1987 until he was toppled by a popular uprising in January.
Ben Ali's Constitutional Democratic Rally (RCD) party was regarded as a pillar of the increasingly corrupt and repressive regime he led in the north African country, which has been replaced by a transitional government.
"After reflection, the government has adopted a 10-year limit. We decided that 23 years was not logical. There are officials of the RCD who were repressed by the former regime," Caid Esebsi said on Tuesday.
A high commission entrusted with preparing the election of a constituent assembly decided by a majority - after a heated debate - on April 12 that any RCD member from the full 23 years of Ben Ali's rule should be banned from future office
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