BBC (Wednesday): Cabinet row snares Palestinian PM

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Dted Wednesday February 23 11:26 GMT (3:26 am PST)

Cabinet row snares Palestinian PM

Palestinian prime minister Ahmed Qurei has delayed a parliamentary vote on his new cabinet after struggling to get enough support from legislators.

The MPs rejected an earlier line-up deemed to have too many of the late leader Yasser Arafat's old cronies.

Mr Qurei himself could be ousted by a no-confidence vote if parliament continues to object to his choices.

A new list of reformers would enable the new Palestinian Authority president to change the corruption-dogged body.

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