FPM and the government's portfolios

[Beirut]

You forgot GMA the nightmare.

As long as LF can be a pebble in his way, LF can be inflated to become a proxy for KSA, FM and PSP.

[Zghertewe]

I still think that the LF will get 2 ministers, and Nayla M. will get 1, I don't think they will leave them hanging like that, because it will show that the Christians of Feb 14 are weak.

[ceaoun]

Originally Posted by Tayyar Keserwen

I think we should also ask, who will be, or whom do u prefer to have as Ministers from the FPM rank? (keep in mind that they shouldn't be deputies since FPM is with the principle of ''fasel el nyebe 3an el wizara'').

I would love to see Ramzi Kanj, General Abou Jamra, and a charismatic figure from within the FPM (jubran bassil, or simon abi rami, Tanios hobeika, pierre Raffoul, you pick your own, mesh fer2a ktir ma3e).

And most importantly, the persons selected should fit their position...

Dr Mario Aoun for health ministry

[Iceberg]

I just heard this morning on Sawt el Ghad that (most probably) Michel Sleiman will personally name the Interior minister and it might be an army figure.

[General my General!]

Originally Posted by ceaoun

Dr Mario Aoun for health ministry

I prefer M.Khalifeh remain as health minister...he's done a good job with what he can, and would be among the better ministers from Amal. Besides, he's the only minister who stayed working full time even though he was resigned.

[Ramzis]

Originally Posted by Observer

The minster of tourism Sarkis said that LF will have 4-5 ministers. I could not stop myself from laughing. Can somebody tell us how on God green earth would the LF be able to get 4-5 ministers, assuming that his wild wishful thinking sees light. What does he leave for his allies? looooooooooool. The loyalists have 16 including the PM, among them 6 sunnis and 3 druze. That leave 7 ministers. So FM won't have any Christian ministers? Nor Nayla? Nor kata2eb? nor the remaining components of 14 feb among the christians? The LF are very depressed and expect a lot of such claims to raise their morales.

We have to see, how the distribution is gonna be. Maybe Arslane will be in the government, in that case, the loyalistes will have 8 Christians....they'll take 1 armenian for sure...1 orthodoxe..1 catholique..and 5 maronites... In that case the LF might have 3 ministers...the kataeb 1, mama nayla, and the 3 rest distributed among the christians epsilons of hariri...

on the other hand...GMA will have: 1 Armenian, 1 Orthodoxe, 1 Catholique, 1 Marouni, and 1 Chi3a (abbas hachem) (or 2 maronites)

HA+ Amal: 5 chi3as
and Talal Arslane

now we still have: 2 orthodoxes left, 1 catholique: maybe michel sleimen will take them? or for example the loyalistes wil ltake 1 orthodoxe and give sleimen a sunni... ya3ni i guess it's gonna be something like that if i'm not mistaken....

[Dry Ice]

Below are the budgets for 2008, ranked in descending order:

1. Ministry of Defense: 752,090,000 $

2. Ministry of Finance: 736,160,000 $

3. Ministry of Education: 579,223,000 $

4. Ministry of Interior: 417,725,000 $

5. Ministry of Health: 246,180,000 $

6. Ministry of Public Works: 132,554,000 $

7. Ministry of Foreign Affairs: 77,688,000 $

8. Ministry of Labor: 70,801,000 $

9. Ministry of Social Affairs: 67,852,000 $

10. Ministry of Justice: 49,355,000 $

11. Ministry of Power: 41,897,000 $

12. Ministry of Agriculture: 26,686,000 $

13. Ministry of Information: 13,889,000 $

14. Ministry of Economy & Trade: 13,040,000 $

15. Ministry of Culture: 12,395,000 $

16. Ministry of Youth and Sports: 8,767,000 $

17. Ministry of Tourism: 7,294,000 $

18. Ministry of Telecommunications: 6,183,000 $

19. Ministry of Displaced: 4,081,000 $

20. Ministry of Environment: 3,645,000 $

21. Ministry of Industry: 2,868,000 $

http://www.finance.gov.lb/NR/rdonlyr...Budget2008.pdf

[LebDocNCali]

Abu Jamra Ministry of defense,

[Lebanesegirl]

I really would love to see Abou jamra!! i don't care minister of what but I don't know when I look at him i feel he is a great man, may be because li 3ando jozour 3askariye byenwasa2 fiyoun aktar!!!

for me here are my nominees (hala2 keloun fiyoun l kheir wel barake but I don't like to see MP a minister at the same time!!! MP is an Mp w minister chaghelto minister this is how at least I see it only I'm talking about FPM

1- Abou jamra
2- Pierre rafoul
3- ghassan l re7bene ( wazir bi2a) don't laugh at me but i'm serious about seeing him wazir bi2a do u guys agree with me? a totally new fresh blood bel 7ekem

[Aoune]

It is too early to talk names before three things . One which confession / sect will the FPM be given .ie : All Maronites, 3 Maronites ! Armenian 1 Shiites etc.... Second , it depends which ministries we are given and which ones we would like. Based on that we start to talk names. Because we want qualified people in the ministry ie : Abou Jamra would be graet in Defense but useless in Environment as a nexample. We need to be the change that we want in this country. Also I suggest no one related to GMA to be a minister the first round so that this way we are different than the other political parties.

As for the names we have plenty dozens that you have not mentioned and some you have not heard about . It is those who are working behind the scenes that sometimes will be compensated rather than the ones that you see on TV.