The first Council of Ministers meeting of the National Unity Party (UBP)-Democrat Party (DP) coalition government will be held today.
Faiz Sucuoğlu who was elected as the UBP leader at the 22nd Ordinary Congress of the party was given the mandate by President Ersin Tatar on November 1 to form the new government.
Sucuoğlu after holding meetings with leaders and officials of the political parties with seats in parliament had announced the formation of UBP-DP coalition government and presented the new cabinet list to the president last Friday.
The UBP-DP coalition government has become the 25th government with Faiz Sucuoğlu becoming the TRNC’s 15th Prime Minister.
The UBP holds eight ministries and the DP holds two ministries in the new cabinet
While Sunat Atun from the UBP replaced Erhan Arıklı from the Rebirth Party as Minister of Economy and Energy, Ali Pilli from the UBP replaced Ünal Üstel as the Health Minister.
No other changes have been made to the previous cabinet.