21.   He did not name the minister.

22.   He later said he would not name new ministers until the hostages are freed.

23.   Human rights advocate Hanan Ashrawi was named minister of higher education.

24.   However, under the Slovak constitution, only the president can name new ministers or dissolve parliament.

25.   In the past Soeharto named his ministers about one week after he was elected.

26.   Jerusalem legislator Ziad Abu Zayyad was named a minister, in a direct blow to the main PLO official in Jerusalem, Faisal Husseini.

27.   Late Sunday night Fujimori said in a television interview that he was naming Yoshiyama minister of the presidency and he would be sworn in this week.

28.   Mandela, who did not name the minister, said he considered the request inappropriate and refused.

29.   Ndahiro said a new prime minister could be named as early as Tuesday and that a reshuffle of the Cabinet was possible.

30.   New ministers were also named for commerce, environment and tourism, Cabinet affairs and energy and mining.