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11-08-2003, 01:14 AM
Arafat's choice of interior minister was accepted by Quraya (R)
The central committee of Yasir Arafat's Fatah movement has reached an agreement on the formation of a new government.
"The Fatah central committee reached a compromise that was approved in a vote by the majority of its members," a source close to Arafat said, on condition of anonymity.
The deal, reached late on Friday, was the result of a compromise between Arafat and Prime Minister Ahmad Quraya, who had been at loggerheads over the appointment of a new interior minister.
Quraya has renounced efforts to persuade Arafat to accept his candidate for the post, General Nasser Yussuf, and the post will go to a close associate of Arafat, Hakam Balaawi, the source said.
I'll give the new Palestinian PM 2 weeks before he gets angry at Arafat and quits :roll:
The central committee of Yasir Arafat's Fatah movement has reached an agreement on the formation of a new government.
"The Fatah central committee reached a compromise that was approved in a vote by the majority of its members," a source close to Arafat said, on condition of anonymity.
The deal, reached late on Friday, was the result of a compromise between Arafat and Prime Minister Ahmad Quraya, who had been at loggerheads over the appointment of a new interior minister.
Quraya has renounced efforts to persuade Arafat to accept his candidate for the post, General Nasser Yussuf, and the post will go to a close associate of Arafat, Hakam Balaawi, the source said.
I'll give the new Palestinian PM 2 weeks before he gets angry at Arafat and quits :roll: