Kuwait's Amir approves new cabinet |
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Posted on 7/20/2012 |
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Kuwait's ruler approved a new cabinet on Thursday, which ushered back many of the old faces following the resignation of the last one in June in a standoff with parliament.
Hani Hussein was reappointed as oil minister and Nayef al-Hajraf was given the finance portfolio in the new 14-member cabinet, state new agency KUNA reported.
The previous cabinet, including Sheikh Jaber al-Mubarak al-Sabah who returned as prime minister, resigned after Kuwait's constitutional court effectively dissolved a parliament dominated by opposition Islamists, reinstating its more government-friendly predecessor instead.
The line-up of the new cabinet, which saw one new face, former lawmaker Rola Dashti, as planning and development minister, was a widely expected move by analysts and lawmakers.
Analysts expect Kuwait's ruler to dissolve parliament in order to allow a new election, widely expected to be held after the Muslim holy month of Ramadan which could start as soon as Friday.
The new cabinet should be sworn in before the reinstated parliament.
But such a move could prove difficult as majority of the 50-elected-member assembly have said they are boycotting the reinstated parliament, which was tarnished by corruption allegations, analysts said.
According to the Kuwaiti constitution, the cabinet will have to resign after the parliamentary election and a new cabinet will be formed.
"There is no major change in the new cabinet, it was actually expected. Now according to the constitution after the new election immediately the current cabinet will have to step down and a new one will be formed," Kuwaiti political analyst Ghanim al-Najjar said.
The last such elections in the U.S.-allied OPEC oil producer were in February. |
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Report: Reuters
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