New cabinet expected to include five women

The Future Movement MP, Dima Jamali, disclosed on Friday that the cabinet formation is imminent, anticipating the appointment of five women ministers in the new government. Jamali who was speaking in an interview with Voice of Lebanon radio station said one of these projected ministers is a member of the Future bloc. She called for resolving the economic and social problems facing the country, revealing that the Future Movement is preparing two draft bills to be referred to the Legislature next month. The first is related to the Nationality law and the right of Lebanese women to confer nationality to their family members, and the second on the integration of persons with disabilities in society. (Al Mustaqbal, July 28, 2018)

 
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