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Reports: Miqati to Submit Preliminary Line-Up Monday as Full Reshuffle Expected

Contacts are underway behind the scenes to reach a full reshuffle regarding the draft cabinet line-up, starting by the number of ministers to the redistribution of sovereign porrfolios to the reform-related potfolios such as energy and telecom, media reports said.

"The consultations over the governmental file have not stopped and the beginning of next week will witness a bigger drive, especially to resolve points that need an understanding," informed political sources told al-Liwaa newspaper in remarks published Saturday.

Prime Minister-designate Najib Miqati will meanwhile present a preliminary cabinet line-up to President Michel Aoun on Monday, several newspapers said.

"He has started contacts with the political forces to explore their stances as to the distribution of portfolios and the selection of some candidates," al-Liwaa reported.


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