1.   Ministers remain in office until a new cabinet is formed.

2.   But Sinn Fein says the Good Friday agreement mediated by the United States does not require disarming before the cabinet is formed.

3.   French markets rose after the new Socialist-led government formed a cabinet friendly to European currency union and gave Communists only minor posts.

4.   It was unclear how much of a role opposition parties would play in forming the cabinet under Primakov.

5.   The new cabinet must be formed in order to pave the way for the transfer of home rule powers to the Assembly.

6.   Where once PRI presidents simply reshuffled party insiders to form their cabinets, Fox employed a number of headhunting firms to seek out talent in the private sector.

7.   And negotiations with the International Monetary Fund to help solve economic ills, including a steep rise in unemployment, are on standby until a new cabinet is formed.

8.   Erbakan remains caretaker prime minister until a new cabinet is formed.

9.   Hasina will named prime minister and will form her cabinet on Sunday, Tofael Ahmed, a spokesman for the Awami League said.

10.   In the past, the new cabinet was formed around the third week of March.