Guinea-Bissau’s main opposition parties said on Monday they would not cooperate with the new government because it was unrepresentative of all political forces in the country, Lusa reported.
Their statement came few hours after the newly appointed prime minister, Faustino Imbali, announced his new team of 14 ministers and eight state secretaries. Imbali was appointed on Wednesday to replace Caetano Intchama and promised to concentrate on resolving the instability in the country.
However, the opposition objected to Imbali’s nomination, by President Kumba Yala. Local political observers had said Imbali’s appointment would likely add to the prevailing political uncertainty that has gripped the country since May 1999 when President Joao Bernardo Vieira was overthrown by General Ansumane Mane. Mane was killed in November 2000 by forces loyal to Yala over a dispute about promotions within the armed forces.
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