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The London-based Arab newspaper wrote:
Suddenly, the name of the Lebanese ambassador to Germany, Mustafa Adib, came up to form the new Lebanese government. And Lebanese political sources hoped Adeeb would be assigned to form the new government, after previous heads of government approved it.
Adeeb hails from Tripoli and was director of Naguib Mikati’s office when he was Prime Minister in 2011.
Lebanese political sources said Adeeb is close to the Shiite duo, Hezbollah and Amal, and is known for his positions in support of this duo, but former prime ministers agreed to assign him to form a government in order to avoid any confrontation with the Shiite duo. .
Former heads of government Najib Mikati, Fouad Siniora, Saad Hariri and Tamam Salam announced the approval of Adeeb’s appointment, on the eve of the start of binding parliamentary consultations to appoint the new prime minister.
The name of Mustafa Adib, a university professor who previously served as director of the office of former Prime Minister Najib Mikati, has emerged. He is not known to have high political qualifications that help Lebanon overcome the political and economic problems it is facing, according to Lebanese politicians who know Adeeb closely.
The results of the binding parliamentary consultations that President Michel Aoun will hold on Monday, in order to assign a Sunni figure to form the Lebanese government, are expected at a time when the Lebanese are concerned about the words of the Hezbollah secretary general, Hassan Nasrallah, in which he announced his willingness to discuss a new “political contract” among the Lebanese. .
“We heard a call from the French president, on his recent visit to Lebanon, for a new political contract,” Nasrallah said in a speech on the occasion of the Ashura anniversary.
“We are open to any significant discussion in this field (…), but we have the condition that this discussion and this Lebanese dialogue be with the will and consent of the various Lebanese groups,” he added.
Lebanese political sources said that on the occasion of the Ashura commemoration, Nasrallah received earlier words from French President Emmanuel Macron to relaunch the old Hezbollah project. This project requires amending the Taif Accord and replacing the triple agreement in place of parity. The triple denotes the distribution of positions in Lebanon between Christians, Sunnis and Shiites, rather than the division between Christians and Muslims.
There are 18 sects in Lebanon, and the seats in parliament are divided equally between Christians and Muslims, a unique custom of its kind in Arab countries. Despite this, the successive governments that were formed under the existing system failed to satisfy popular demands to improve living conditions.
These sources explained that the Hezbollah secretary general seeks to take advantage of Macron’s return to Beirut scheduled for tonight, Monday, to be present at the centenary of the declaration of the state of “Greater Lebanon”, to confirm that the old Lebanese formula no longer it is valid in light of the great role that the sect has acquired. Shi’ism is playing it at the national level.
On Friday, Macron said that “the restrictions imposed by the sectarian system” in Lebanon “have led to a situation in which there is hardly any political renewal and where it is almost impossible to carry out reforms.”
Sources noted that Hezbollah’s Secretary General not only announced his support for a new “political contract” between the Lebanese, moving the tripartite proposal to a more serious stage, but that his party worked to bring hundreds of its members to the streets. from Beirut to intimidate ordinary people.
And political sources described this as a clear challenge for Sunnis. The elements that crossed the streets of the capital on motorcycles and destroyed chairs in the Martyrs’ Square in the center of the city to prevent the celebration of the centenary of “Greater Lebanon” raised sectarian slogans and chanted “Shiites, Shiites, Shiites.”
It should be noted that the Maronite patriarch Bechara Al-Rai continued to propose the “neutrality” of Lebanon, again asking that the constitution be respected and that the decision of peace and war be in the hands of the Council of Ministers and not in the hands of Hezbollah.
During his presidency of Sunday mass, in the summer patriarchal building, in Daman, in northern Lebanon, Al-Rahi called for “the formation of a mini-government so that the state rises from the bottom of its economic and financial misery and achieve the necessary reforms. “
The Lebanese capital spent a bloody night on August 4, following a huge explosion in the port of Beirut, which left more than 180 dead, more than 6,000 injured and dozens missing, in addition to massive property damage, with estimated losses. at about $ 15 billion, according to an unlimited official estimate. .
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