Prime Minister Sherif Ismail said on Wednesday that his Cabinet could present its programme to the House of Representatives at the end of the month. Ismail's press statements came after a meeting with the new Parliament's speaker Ali Abdel-Al. Based on Article 146 of the constitution, if Ismail's government does not secure the confidence of the majority of the members of the House of Representatives within 30 days of convening, the President is to appoint a prime minister based on the nomination of the party or the coalition that holds a plurality of seats in Parliament. If a majority in Parliament is not reached in support of a newly-appointed prime minister and his government within 30 days, the house is dissolved and the President calls for the election of a new legislative body within 60 days from the date the dissolution is announced. (ahramonline)