'Hariri Seeking to Form Cabinet on His Father's Birthday'
Hussein Assi Readers
Hussein Assi Readers
30/10/2009
"Prime Minister-Designate accomplished his job and is seeking to offer it to his father on this birthday on Sunday"…
This is the last "rumor" in Beirut… A "rumor" claiming that the much-awaited cabinet will finally say light in a very "precious" day for its head Saad Hariri, his father's birthday…
According to the rumor, Saad Hariri is ready for concluding his mission and declare his first-ever government on Sunday so that his father, the late former PM's birthday turns to be a "national celebration" per excellence…
Some are even saying that the Prime Minister-Designate has started "drafting" his speech, a speech that would resort to "passions" and "affections."
But… is it true? Is it true that all obstacles that prevented the cabinet formation for more than five month have suddenly collapsed and that the government will be formed without any complication? And if so, how would Lebanese understand the "return" of "pessimism" during the few last hours? Why "portfolios" are still creating problems here and there?
No, the government is not expected to see light within a few hours. This is the only information obtained from the Prime Minister-Designate sources. Speaking to Al-Manar, the sources noted that the positive atmosphere was still dominating but stressed that this positivity doesn't mean that the "happy ending" has been reached. According to the sources, negotiations were proceeding "secretly".
Hariri met on Friday Lebanese President Michel Sleiman and discussed with him the latest developments in the cabinet formation process. One day earlier, Hariri paid a visit to the head of the Democratic Gathering MP Walid Jumblatt who told Al-Manar that the meeting was positive but denied he discussed with the PM-Designate the issue of portfolios.
Meanwhile, the head of the Marada Movement MP Sleiman Franjieh told pan-Arab daily Al-Hayat that 90 percent of the cabinet formation process has been achieved and said that the remaining problems were being tackled. Franjieh refused to reveal details about the meetings between PM-Designate Saad Hariri and the head of the Change and Reform parliamentary bloc MP Michel Aoun.
"Prime Minister-Designate accomplished his job and is seeking to offer it to his father on this birthday on Sunday"…
This is the last "rumor" in Beirut… A "rumor" claiming that the much-awaited cabinet will finally say light in a very "precious" day for its head Saad Hariri, his father's birthday…
According to the rumor, Saad Hariri is ready for concluding his mission and declare his first-ever government on Sunday so that his father, the late former PM's birthday turns to be a "national celebration" per excellence…
Some are even saying that the Prime Minister-Designate has started "drafting" his speech, a speech that would resort to "passions" and "affections."
But… is it true? Is it true that all obstacles that prevented the cabinet formation for more than five month have suddenly collapsed and that the government will be formed without any complication? And if so, how would Lebanese understand the "return" of "pessimism" during the few last hours? Why "portfolios" are still creating problems here and there?
No, the government is not expected to see light within a few hours. This is the only information obtained from the Prime Minister-Designate sources. Speaking to Al-Manar, the sources noted that the positive atmosphere was still dominating but stressed that this positivity doesn't mean that the "happy ending" has been reached. According to the sources, negotiations were proceeding "secretly".
Hariri met on Friday Lebanese President Michel Sleiman and discussed with him the latest developments in the cabinet formation process. One day earlier, Hariri paid a visit to the head of the Democratic Gathering MP Walid Jumblatt who told Al-Manar that the meeting was positive but denied he discussed with the PM-Designate the issue of portfolios.
Meanwhile, the head of the Marada Movement MP Sleiman Franjieh told pan-Arab daily Al-Hayat that 90 percent of the cabinet formation process has been achieved and said that the remaining problems were being tackled. Franjieh refused to reveal details about the meetings between PM-Designate Saad Hariri and the head of the Change and Reform parliamentary bloc MP Michel Aoun.
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