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Beirut / Wasim Seif El-Din / Anatolia
Lebanese President Michel Aoun announced on Monday his objection to “the uniqueness of designated prime minister Saad Hariri to nominate ministers, especially Christians, without an agreement with the Presidency of the Republic.”
This came in response to a statement issued by Hariri’s office on Monday, in which he said: “The president-designate wants a government of nonpartisan specialists to stop the collapse the country is experiencing and rebuild what was destroyed by the explosion of the port of Beirut “.
The Lebanese presidency said, in a statement: “President Aoun’s objection is based on the method of distributing (ministerial) portfolios to sects, and the proposed names have not been discussed.”
The statement added: “Aoun objected to Hariri’s uniqueness in appointing ministers, especially Christians, without agreeing with the President of the Republic, and President Aoun never submitted the names of two party candidates for Minister, nor did he deliver the Prime appointed minister a list of names. “
He noted that “the last formula proposed by Hariri to form a government differs from the formulas that he had previously consulted with Aoun.”
In response to Aoun’s statement, Hariri’s office said: “The president-designate received a list from Aoun with the names of the minister candidates at the second meeting among them, and selected 4 names of Christian personalities, in contrast to what that was said in the palace statement about the uniqueness of the president in charge of appointing Christian ministers.
The office said in a statement: “Hariri received in the last meeting with His Excellency the President a specific proposal to review the distribution of portfolios and communicate with the parliamentary blocs, leading to his representation in the formation of the government.”
The statement read: “Hariri met with the President of the Republic 12 times, in a tireless attempt to reach an understanding on the formation of the government.”
He continued: “His Excellency the President of the Republic is expected to sign the decrees to form a government, and put aside the partisan interests that pressure him, the most important of which is the demand for an obstructed third party for a party group ( did not specify it) “.
And on Wednesday, Hariri announced that he had presented Michel Aoun with a government formation of 18 ministers with specialization, regardless of party affiliation.
In the same context, a statement from the Lebanese Presidency stated, at that time, that Aoun received from Hariri a government formation of 18 ministers, and gave him an “integrated proposal” on the proposed formation.
On August 4, the port of Beirut witnessed a catastrophic explosion that aggravated the situation in a country suffering the worst economic crisis since the end of the civil war (1975: 1990), and a strong political polarization, in a scenario in which the interests of regional and western countries compete.
On October 22, Aoun assigned Hariri to form a government, following an apology from his predecessor, Mustafa Adib, for the failure of his mission to form it.
The next government will replace the current interim government, led by Hassan Diab, who resigned 6 days after the port explosion.
If Hariri’s government is approved, this will be his fourth time as head of government, as he took office the first in 2009, the second in 2016, while the third collapsed in October 2019, under pressure from popular protests, to be succeeded by Diab.
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