Hazem El-Beblawi, has been appointed interim prime minister by the Egyptian military in the aftermath of the coup. Others have refused to join the new regime., a photo by Pan-African News Wire File Photos on Flickr.
Egypt's interim cabinet to be formed next week: PM
Reuters, Wednesday 10 Jul 2013
Talks ongoing to finalise formation of new cabinet, Hazem El-Beblawi tells Reuters
Egypt's transitional cabinet is expected to be formed by early next week, interim prime minister Hazem El-Beblawi told Reuters on Wednesday.
"The talks are still ongoing with different candidates and I expect we will finalise the formation of the cabinet by early next week," El-Beblawi said, adding that he had not yet picked a finance minister.
Beblawi, an economist and former finance minister, was named interim prime minister on Tuesday to lead Egypt's army-backed transitional government after the ouster of elected president Mohamed Morsi by the military last week following mass protests.
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New PM El-Beblawi vows to form 'most important govt in Egypt history'
Ahram Online, Tuesday 9 Jul 2013
New cabinet will retain the same interior, defence and foreign affairs ministers
Prime Minister Hazem El-Beblawi, who was appointed on Tuesday, has told Hayat television channel that he is yet to finalise his cabinet.
El-Beblawi said that he is not committed to a particular date to finalise selecting the new cabinet, and that his only commitment is to form a competent administration representing different political currents for what is arguably “the most important government in Egypt’s history.”
El-Beblawi stated that the ministers of defence, interior and foreign affairs would remain in their posts.
Egypt's interim president Adly Mansour appointed liberal economist Hazem El-Beblawi Egypt’s new prime minister on Tuesday, after several days of fervent speculation about who the candidate would be.
El-Beblawi, a former finance minister and member of the Egyptian Social Democratic Party, was not the first choice of some of political parties which supported the ouster last week of former president Mohamed Morsi and his government.
Most of the groups involved in the talks had preferred liberal politician Mohamed ElBaradei for the premiership, but his nomination to the role was blocked on Saturday by objections from the Salafist Nour Party.
ElBaradei had been backed by the anti-Morsi ‘Rebel’ campaign and other "revolutionary" youth groups and parties.
Ziad Bahaa El-Din, liberal lawyer and another co-founder of the Egyptian Social Democratic Party, was also floated for the position, but the ultra-conservative Nour Party similarly rejected his candidacy.
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