1.   It would be dominated by Swapo, and two minor deputy cabinet minister posts would be given to small opposition parties.

2.   Filling finance minister post proves difficult.

3.   Israeli inquiries into the massacre found Sharon indirectly responsible, prompting his resignation from the defense minister post.

4.   The interior minister post went to an ethnic Pashtun, Taj Mohammed Wardak, who returned to Afghanistan last year after living in California.

5.   The new prime minister also reshuffled minister posts and portfolios.

6.   They are also expected to get four minister posts in the new coalition government.

7.   Yeltsin said Saturday that Yavlinsky had rejected his offer of the economy minister post.