Columnists seem to approve of the new Madbouly Cabinet: The large number of new ministers who had previously served as deputies in their respective ministries is reassuring, since they have a solid background on how everything is run and will therefore be able to hit the ground running from day one, Soliman Gouda writes for AMAY. The ministers have their work cut out for them, but the three top priorities should remain pressing ahead with national projects, fighting corruption, and tightening the government’s purse strings for the general populace and the government itself, says Abbas El Tarabily. Meanwhile, the pseudonymous Newton wonders out loud why the defense and interior ministers were replaced, noting that these positions are rarely changed unless absolutely necessary.

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