Kuwaiti Premier resumes talks on cabinet formation

Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah resumed talks to form his new cabinet ahead of the parliaments inaugural session, according to Kuwait Times. Government sources say the premier has intentions to reshuffle nearly six portfolios while appointing between two and four new ministers. The same sources who spoke on the condition of anonymity nominated MP Ahmad Al-Mulaifi to become the first elected First Deputy Prime Minister in Kuwaits history should he decide to step away from the race to the parliaments speaker post, based on what they believe is the premiers consultations regarding the possibility to hand a major cabinet post to a lawmaker. Under Kuwaits law, at least one cabinet member must be an elected MP. If this prediction becomes a reality, the sources indicate that Al-Mulaifi would likely be handed the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs portfolio.