Region | Lebanon
Lebanon gets new government
The new 30-member cabinet was announced in a decree
- Reuters
- Published: 21:48 November 9, 2009
- Image Credit: AP
- Lebanon has been without a functioning government since Saad Al Hariri led his coalition.
Beirut: Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri formed a government of national unity on Monday.
The new 30-member cabinet was announced in a decree signed by Hariri and President Michel Sulaiman.
"Finally, a government of national unity is born," Hariri told reporters after the decree was made public.
He added that he hoped the new cabinet will work together in tackling the challenges facing the country.
The line-up includes 15 ministers from Hariri's bloc and 10 from the opposition.
The remaining five ministers were appointed by Sulaiman, including the holders of the key interior and defence portfolios.
Hezbollah has two ministers in the new cabinet. The share-out means that no party will have veto power in the new government.
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