New Government to be Sworn-In
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RAMALLAH, May 16, 2012 (WAFA) – A new Palestinian government headed by Prime
Minister Salam Fayyad will be sworn-in Wednesday in front of President
Mahmoud Abbas.

Abbas has asked Fayyad on May 9 to form the new government, which Fayyad had
accepted and said he was ready to swear-in his new cabinet on Wednesday at
6:00 p.m., according to the letters exchanged between the two and which were
published on the Arabic WAFA newscast.

The new government will include new ministers filling posts vacated by
ministers who have resigned, the last of which were the ministers of
telecommunication and health. However, key ministries, mainly the foreign
and interior, will keep their current heads.

Some reports said Fayyad is going to give up his finance portfolio to
another minister, but there was no confirmation on who will take that post.

M.S.