New Prime Minister Sherif Ismail started Sunday the consultation process in order to form the government, before the deadline set by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Aswat Masriya news reported. Sisi mandated Ismail, former Minister of Petroleum, to form a new government after accepting the resignation of former prime minister Ibrahim Mahlab on Saturday, allowing a week at most to announce the names of the new ministers. "The government's priorities are to put an urgent and a specific program to achieve real economic developments and provide citizens with proper services," Ismail stated Sunday.