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Iraqi Kurdistan working on new cabinet
2.4.2008
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April 2, 2008
Erbil-Hewler, Kurdistan region 'Iraq, -- The
Iraqi Kurdistan administration is currently working
on a new cabinet with reduced portfolios.
The Kurdistan Democracy Party (KDP) and The
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) have agreed to
reduce the number of seats in the cabinet from the
current 40 to 20 or 22.
The Kurdistan Regional Government led by Prime
Minister Nechirvan Barzani was appointed on May
2006.
Nechirvan Barzani will lead the new cabinet but with
reduced cabinet seats.
KDP leader and regional president Massoud Barzani
has met Jalal Talabani,www.ekurd.net
the president of Iraq
and also the leader of the PUK in Dukan last week
and the two discussed the new cabinet.
This means the KDP and the PUK will give up some
cabinet seats.
Sources say the KDP and PUK leaders will nominate
some candidates for cabinet seats and Nechirvan
Barzani will make his choice.
Kurdish sources say the tricky bit is to convince
other Kurdish and local parties who have cabin et
portfolios to give up some of their seats.
The New Kurdish cabinet is expected to be announced
late this month.
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