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Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri announced on Tuesday during a Iftar in Beirut that the government to be formed will be comprised of 30 ministers.

“The government that we will form hopefully will be of 30 ministers, this is the maximum that I can announce, and cooperation is ongoing with all parties to accomplish this task,” said Hariri in a speech he made.

“I am optimistic that all political parties are cooperating to form this government. If we want to please each party regarding the number of ministers it wants, we would form a government of 50 ministers,” he added.

El candidato presidencial del opositor y prokurdo Partido Democrático de los Pueblos (HDP) de Turquía, Selahattin Demirtas, inició hoy desde la cárcel su campaña para las elecciones del próximo 24 de junio.

Demirtas, en prisión preventiva desde noviembre de 2016 por supuestos vínculos con el ilegal Partido de los Trabajadores del Kurdistán (PKK), es un antiguo líder del partido.

5-person commission has been formed for keeping and delivering ballot boxes at foreign missions

Turkey is taking every step to ensure the security of votes of Turkish expats, who will participate in the country’s presidential and general elections between June 7 and June 19. Citizens living inside Turkey will vote on June 24.

La Oficina del Alto Comisionado de Naciones Unidas para los Derechos Humanos denunció hoy una campaña de arrestos y detenciones de activistas y periodistas en Egipto que ahonda la represión y la falta de libertades en el país.

"La detención arbitraria se ha convertido en un problema crónico en Egipto", indicó en rueda de prensa la portavoz de la Oficina, Ravina Shamdasani.

Las autoridades de Turquía han anunciado que autorizan al candidato a la Presidencia del prokurdo Partido Democrático de los Pueblos (HDP), Selahattin Demirtas, emitir discursos de campaña en la televisión estatal TRT, a pesar de encontrarse encarcelado a la espera de juicio.

La Comisión Electoral Suprema (YSK) ha detallado que todos los candidatos tendrán autorización para emitir dos discursos de diez minutos de duración a través de la cadena TRT antes de las elecciones del 24 de junio.

Opposition alliance agreed to intensify talks to prepare a roadmap for the post-election period in order to ensure “a strong parliamentary system,” main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) and İYİ (Good) Party leaders stated after a meeting.

“The electorate is expecting us to build a strengthened parliamentary system, in which democracy is fully implemented and parliament is strong,” said İYİ Party leader Meral Akşener, after visiting CHP leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu at the CHP headquarters on June 4.

Lebanon’s new government to be formed by PM-designate Saad Hariri will not “isolate” any political party, amid assurances that any obstacle threatening the formation process will be “overcome,” al-Joumhouria daily reported on Saturday.

Sources of President Michel Aoun said: “The new government will not isolate anyone,” noting that the “Lebanese Forces are not targeted at all,” and that their concerns have been addressed during a meeting between the President and LF chief Samir Geagea.

Un secret de polichinelle pouvait penser grand nombre d’observateurs pour ce qui est de la candidature du président Ibrahim Boubacar KEITA à l’élection présidentielle du 29 juillet prochain. C’était sous-entendu, soutenu, annoncé, prédit, connu ! Mais il fallait y mettre la forme et de la manière la plus solennelle. Oui le RPM lors de sa conférence nationale l’a investi candidat. Oui les partis de la majorité présidentielle sont allés lui faire allégeance jusqu’à Koulouba pour lui dire tout ce qu’ils pensent de lui en grand champion.

The ruling National Congress Party (NCP) in South Kordofan state voiced its support to the re-election of President Omer al-Bashir for a new term in the election of 2020.

The decision was taken in the meeting of the NCP leadership in South Kordofan headed by the newly appointed governor Gen Ahmed Ibrahim Mufadal who is also the chairman of the ruling party in the troubled state.

"The meeting announced its support for the nomination of Marshal Omer al-Bashir for a new term in the elections of 2020," according to the official Sudan News Agency.