| GAZA, Oct. 19 (Xinhuanet) -- Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei has asked for two more weeks before he has to defend his cabinet's performance in front of lawmakers threatening a no-confidence vote, parliamentary sources said Tuesday.
The sources said that the request was presented by Qurei to Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council Rawhi Fatouh on Monday and has been approved.
Qurei had been summoned to present a report to parliament on Oct. 20 after accusations that his government, appointed by Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, failed to act on wide spread demands for reform.
Qurei's office said the delay would allow time to "prepare acomprehensive report on the performance of the cabinet." Enditem | 
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