1.   Another dove and Labor Party stalwart, Avraham Burg, got no ministry post.

2.   Barak gave him an ill-defined new ministry post.

3.   Both men have said they are considering offering Sharansky the coveted finance ministry post in the next government.

4.   A decision is expected within a week on the finance ministry post.

5.   After leaving his ministry post, Madelin was clearly unrepentant, suggesting Juppe will have a hard time keeping the ruling coalition together.

6.   Ismail Khan, an Afghan strongman to whom Fayaz had occasionally provided advice, had put forward his name for a ministry post without telling him.

7.   Outspoken Theodoros Pangalos retained his foreign ministry post but was absent from the swearing-in ceremony because he was abroad attending to state affairs.

8.   Oviedo, in a Friday speech to supporters, said he had never sought the ministry post and denied being a rebel.

9.   All the top ministry posts are held by Al Khalifas.

10.   Another old-timer is former premier and central banker Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, who will now hold the treasury and budget ministry posts.