Hezbollah Says it Won't Participate in Cabinet without Aoun
05/09/2009 News reports said Saturday that Premier-designate Saad Hariri could propose a cabinet list to President Michel Suleiman within days despite the Free Patriotic Movement's insistence on getting five portfolios, including one key ministry, and its right to choose its own ministers. These reports come at a time Hezbollah confirms that the Lebanese national opposition refuses to take part or name ministers for the Cabinet without FPM leader MP General Michel Aoun.
During an Iftar Friday night, Loyalty to the Resistance bloc MP Nawwaf Moussawi said that Hezbollah will not participate in the government without FPM leader General Michel Aoun adding that what hinders the formation of the government is the continuing deletion war against General Michel Aoun.
Moussawi added that the opposition didn't and won't hand over the premier-designate the list of suggested ministers as long as the PM-designate is not complying with Aoun's demands.
Loyalty to the Resistance bloc MP Ali Fayyad, who took part in the talks between Hezbollah, Amal and Hariri in Qreitem on Thursday, told An Nahar daily that the conferees asked the premier-designate what he meant by saying during an Iftar speech that "the premiership is not for compromise." Fayyad said Hariri refused to comment and did not announce what steps he would take in the next few days.
Opposition sources said the Qreitem meeting "was nothing but a continuation of ongoing dialogue about cabinet formation." Hariri reiterated during the talks his rejection to bring to cabinet candidates who had lost in the parliamentary elections, a clear reference to Telecommunications Minister Jebran Bassil.
FPM sources, meanwhile, told An Nahar that they had "no idea about any proposal that the premier-designate would make to President Sleiman."
They stressed that the FPM continues to insist on getting five cabinet seats, including one key portfolio, the right to name its own ministers and the right to choose the ministries it wants.
As Safir daily said a meeting could be held again between Hariri and Bassil in an attempt to find a way out of the government crisis.
In an interview with LBC television on Saturday, Change and Reform bloc MP Ibrahim Kanaan said that any attempt to exclude the FPM from the upcoming cabinet “hides dangerous intentions.” He added that “whoever wants to respect the ‘Lebanon First’ slogan should first respect the constituents of this nation.”
“Why are some ministries monopolized by one party for years now,” he asked, a reference to the finance ministry which has been held by a Future Movement member since the late party leader Rafiq Hariri was prime minister.
Kanaan praised the Maronite Bishops Council’s statement which he said “can be the basis of dialogue in the Christian community.” “The STL has been abused and it is wrong to think that it is the reason why the cabinet formation has been delayed,” he added.
05/09/2009 News reports said Saturday that Premier-designate Saad Hariri could propose a cabinet list to President Michel Suleiman within days despite the Free Patriotic Movement's insistence on getting five portfolios, including one key ministry, and its right to choose its own ministers. These reports come at a time Hezbollah confirms that the Lebanese national opposition refuses to take part or name ministers for the Cabinet without FPM leader MP General Michel Aoun.
During an Iftar Friday night, Loyalty to the Resistance bloc MP Nawwaf Moussawi said that Hezbollah will not participate in the government without FPM leader General Michel Aoun adding that what hinders the formation of the government is the continuing deletion war against General Michel Aoun.
Moussawi added that the opposition didn't and won't hand over the premier-designate the list of suggested ministers as long as the PM-designate is not complying with Aoun's demands.
Loyalty to the Resistance bloc MP Ali Fayyad, who took part in the talks between Hezbollah, Amal and Hariri in Qreitem on Thursday, told An Nahar daily that the conferees asked the premier-designate what he meant by saying during an Iftar speech that "the premiership is not for compromise." Fayyad said Hariri refused to comment and did not announce what steps he would take in the next few days.
Opposition sources said the Qreitem meeting "was nothing but a continuation of ongoing dialogue about cabinet formation." Hariri reiterated during the talks his rejection to bring to cabinet candidates who had lost in the parliamentary elections, a clear reference to Telecommunications Minister Jebran Bassil.
FPM sources, meanwhile, told An Nahar that they had "no idea about any proposal that the premier-designate would make to President Sleiman."
They stressed that the FPM continues to insist on getting five cabinet seats, including one key portfolio, the right to name its own ministers and the right to choose the ministries it wants.
As Safir daily said a meeting could be held again between Hariri and Bassil in an attempt to find a way out of the government crisis.
In an interview with LBC television on Saturday, Change and Reform bloc MP Ibrahim Kanaan said that any attempt to exclude the FPM from the upcoming cabinet “hides dangerous intentions.” He added that “whoever wants to respect the ‘Lebanon First’ slogan should first respect the constituents of this nation.”
“Why are some ministries monopolized by one party for years now,” he asked, a reference to the finance ministry which has been held by a Future Movement member since the late party leader Rafiq Hariri was prime minister.
Kanaan praised the Maronite Bishops Council’s statement which he said “can be the basis of dialogue in the Christian community.” “The STL has been abused and it is wrong to think that it is the reason why the cabinet formation has been delayed,” he added.
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