Later the same day, Nikolai Dobrev, the Prime Minister-designate, called the crisis explosive.

In the proposal, the Socialist Prime Minister-designate would be allowed to take office and elections would be held within 300 to 500 days.

November 3 - Janez Janša becomes Prime Minister-designate of Slovenia.

Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, the party's Prime Minister-designate, said he expects to be sworn in within a week.

He becomes Prime Minister-designate and will assume office upon Jean Chrétien's retirement by the end of February 2004.

Prime Minister-designate Giulio Andreotti won agreement today from five coalition parties to form Italy's 49th postwar Government.

Without the religious parties' support, Mr. Peres, who is Prime Minister-designate, is unlikely to assume that title in full.

Canada may reject Nafta unless it is changed, its Liberal Prime Minister-designate, Jean Chretien, said.

"Prime Minister-designate Primakov is well known to Secretary Albright and many of us at the department, and he enjoys consideration respect."

The composition of a new government was announced on Dec. 23 by Radoman Bozovic, Prime Minister-designate.

Prime Minister-designate Ibrahim al-Jaafari reacted angrily, saying "Iraqis would not accept interference in their affairs".

The Speaker then holds consultations with the party leaders and appoints a Prime Minister-designate, who is submitted for approval to the Riksdag.

Ugaki Kazushige was named Prime Minister-designate, but he could not take office because he was unable to form a cabinet.

For one thing, Prime Minister-designate Yitzhak Rabin has pledged to slow Jewish settlements in the disputed territories.

It is not clear whether his arrest was connected to the attempted assassination of Prime Minister-designate Shaukat Aziz in Punjab last week.

Mr Hikmatyar, whose strength springs largely from the favours shown him by the Americans and Pakistanis in the 1980s, is now 'prime minister-designate' of Afghanistan.

In an interview, then Prime Minister-designate Yukio Hatoyama credited Miyuki with his professional success and praised her enthusiasm.

Prime Minister-designate Giulio Andreotti ended a two-week political crisis today by putting together a coalition to serve as Italy's 50th postwar Government.

The nomination of the Prime Minister-designate, Giuliano Amato, a 54-year-old law professor, was an important step in bringing Italy out of its governmental crisis.

"Nobody can resist a ripe idea," she told the party congress that nominated her as leader of the True Path Party, and thus as Prime Minister-designate.

"The time is right to cut interest rates," said Massimo D'Alema, Prime Minister-designate of Italy and a former Communist.

Canadian Seeks to Alter Pact Canada's Prime Minister-designate said he wants changes in the North American trade accord and may not implement it without them.

Hopes for a reform of Italy's political system collapsed today after the Prime Minister-designate, Antonio Maccanico, abandoned his two-week-old effort to form a new Government.

On 20 March 2009, Peres met with Prime Minister-designate Netanyahu, following his appeal for an extension of the period of time given to form a coalition government.