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June 30, 2005

Names under consideration for Lebanon's new cabinet

Maronites: Dr. Ghattas Khouri (Hariri's Future Movement), Ibrahim Kenaan (Aoun's Free Patriotic Movement), Sitrida Geagea (Lebanese Forces), Samir Franjieh (Qornet Shehwan), Butros Harb (Qornet Shehwan).

Shiites: Mohammad Khalifeh (Berri's Resistence and Development), Yassiner Jaber (Berri's Resistence and Development), Ghazi Yussef (Hariri's Future Movement) or Bassem Sabeh (Hariri's Future Movement), Trad Hamadeh (Hezbollah), and a person fron the Izzidine family (Hezbollah).

Sunnites: Fouad Siniora (Hariri's Future Movement), Ahmad Fatfat (Hariri's Future Movement), Mohammad Safadi (Tripoli Bloc), Bahije Tabbara (Hariri's Future Movement) and Khaled Qabbani (Hariri's Future Movement).

Greek Orthodox: Elias Murr (President Lahoud's son in Law) Gebran Tueni (Qornet Shehwan), Riad Rahhal (Hariri's Future Movement).

Greek Catholic: Joseph Skaff (Zahelh Popular Bloc, FPM ally), and Michel Pharoan (Hariri's Future Movement)

Druze: Walid Jumblat (Jumblat's Democratic Gathering), Marwan Hamadeh (Jumlat's Democratic Gathering).

Armenians: Seboe Hovnanian (Tachnaq Party), Jean Hogassabian (Hariri's Future Movement).

Share allocations

Hariri's Future Movement: 9
Qornet Shehwan: 3
Lebanese Forces: 1
Berri's Resistence and Development: 2
Hezbollah: 2
Aoun's Free Patriotoc Movement: 2
Jumblat's Democratic Gathering: 2
Lahoud: 1
Triopli Bloc: 1
Tachnaq Party: 1