▁" ar bitr ary ▁and ▁un const itution al ", ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁u ph eld ▁by ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁PA IG C , ▁the ▁Social ▁Ren ew al ▁Party ▁( PR S ), ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁Social ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁( P US D ) ▁signed ▁a ▁" st ability ▁p act " ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁After ▁Arist ides ▁G om es ▁lost ▁a ▁no - conf idence ▁vote ▁and ▁submitted ▁his ▁res ignation ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁month , ▁K abi ▁was ▁proposed ▁as ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁by ▁the ▁three - party ▁al liance . ▁On ▁April ▁ 9 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁President ▁João ▁Bern ardo ▁Vie ira ▁had ▁rejected ▁the ▁choice ▁of ▁K abi , ▁but ▁the ▁coal ition ▁said ▁that ▁they ▁maintained ▁him ▁as ▁their ▁choice ; ▁later ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁day , ▁Vie ira ▁appointed ▁K abi ▁as ▁the ▁new ▁Prime ▁Minister . ▁K abi ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁main ▁focus ▁of ▁his ▁government ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁organization ▁of ▁a ▁planned ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁legisl ative ▁election ; ▁he ▁also ▁said ▁that ▁national ▁recon c ili ation ▁was ▁necessary ▁to ▁achieve ▁this ▁goal ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁" make ▁dialog ue ▁a ▁priority ▁of ▁[ his ] ▁term ▁in ▁office ". ▁ ▁K abi ▁took ▁office ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 3 , ▁and ▁his ▁government , ▁composed ▁of ▁ 2 0 ▁minister s ▁( including ▁eight ▁from ▁the ▁PA IG C