Karzai to present new Cabinet lineup
KABUL. January 6. KAZINFORM Afghan President Hamid Karzai is expected to present a new list of Cabinet nominees to Parliament on Saturday, an official said, replacing 17 names unexpectedly rejected by members last week in a humiliating snub; Kazinform refers to the Arab News.
Karzai used a presidential decree to force lawmakers to postpone their winter recess to vet a new government after they threw out over two thirds of his candidates, including several close allies and one powerful ex-guerrilla commander.
The lower house of Parliament expects the president to present his new list on Saturday, said Hasib Noori, Parliament's head of media relations.
It will include a candidate for foreign minister, a portfolio that was not covered in the last submission of 24 prospective cabinet members, so lawmakers will have to question 18 nominees, a process that took well over a week in the last round; Kazinform cites the Arab News.
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