Abbas, Hamdallah still undecided over Palestinian cabinet

Published September 18th, 2013 - 10:38 GMT
No agreement was made over the reshuffling of the Palestinian cabinet during a meeting between President Mahmoud Abbas and caretaker Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah on Wednesday. (AFP)
No agreement was made over the reshuffling of the Palestinian cabinet during a meeting between President Mahmoud Abbas and caretaker Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah on Wednesday. (AFP)

A meeting late Tuesday between President Abbas and caretaker PM Rami Hamdallah to form a new cabinet ended without agreement, a PA spokesman said.

Ihab Bseiso told Ma'an that no solution was reached and a date has not been set to announce the formation of a new PA cabinet.

Discussion will continue on Wednesday, he added.

Abbas asked Hamdallah to form a new government on Aug. 13, and gave him a time-frame of 5 weeks.

The five week deadline passed on Tuesday and Hamdallah is expected to propose a new cabinet to Abbas.

Senior PLO official Jamal Muheisin told Ma'an this week that only a minor cabinet reshuffle is expected.

Hamdallah resigned on June 23 after just over two weeks on the job, and was appointed interim prime minister.