The government is expected to reshuffle the military institution during its first session after getting parliament's vote of confidence.

The daily An-Nahar on Monday said that the various political groups were conducting "clandestine contacts" regarding senior military, security as well as administrative appointments.

It said the cabinet will tackle the urgent appointments of senior army jobs such as that of the army commander and heads of security authorities, particularly intelligence and police chiefs.

Other appointments that require urgency include assigning four deputies to Lebanon's Central Bank governor, the foreign ministry's general secretariat and heads of departments at the various cabinet ministries, An Nahar said.

The names proposed for Lebanon's new army commander were Brig. Gen. George Khoury, who enjoys full support from Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir, head of the Syrian-Lebanese military coordination office Brig. Gen. Marwan Bitar, Commander of the 12th Brigade Brig. Gen. Jean Qahwaji, and deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics Brig. Gen. George Masaad.