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Press TV
The new Egyptian Prime Minister Hisham Qandil has presented a list of cabinet nominees to the country’s President Mohamed Morsi.


The premier, tasked with forming the new Egyptian cabinet, said on Monday that he has chosen candidates for the majority of the open cabinet positions and the roster has been presented to the president.

Reportedly, Qandil has interviewed more than 40 candidates in a bid to select the most experienced and competent individuals for the posts.

Apparently, the talks about the position of the North African state’s deputy prime minister for economic affairs have not still ended. This is while the final announcement of the members of the new cabinet is expected in the next week.

On July 24, Morsi appointed Qandil as the new prime minister and called on the official to form a new cabinet in due time. The 50-year-old former irrigation minister has been in consultations with candidates since the president’s call.


The new team will replace another group appointed by the generals of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), which took power in February 2011 after the Egyptians launched a revolution against the pro-Israeli regime of former dictator Hosni Mubarak in January. The revolution eventually brought an end to Mubarak’s 30-year-long dictatorship.

Qandil has stated that he will pick ministers based on their competence, and says he might include many technocrats in his government.

Under a constitutional declaration, issued on June 17, the SCAF took control of the state budget and gave itself veto power over a new constitution, diminishing President Morsi’s powers.