The portfolios, incumbent ministers and deputies, and departments are shown in the following table.

The principal Cabinet posts - foreign affairs, interior and defense - are also expected to remain with the incumbent ministers.

Furthermore, the incumbent minister of Womans Affairs was considered weak.

Of the seven candidates that were approved by the parliament, five were incumbent ministers who had been nominated for the same post.

Ahmed Ouyahia is the party's general secretary and the incumbent prime minister.

And there is some virtue to the chance of voting on an incumbent prime minister.

He is currently the world's longest-serving incumbent foreign minister.

Many incumbent ministers of the Justice Government were defeated in this election.

An incumbent prime minister can no longer call an election at the time he thinks will suit him best.

The incumbent minister must be also a Knesset member to be eligible for this role.