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Beirut – “Al-Quds Al-Arabi”:
While anticipation prevailed over the reaction of the Shiite duo to Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s initiative to appoint a Shiite to the Ministry of Finance without dedicating this step as custom in order to facilitate the birth of the government and prevent Lebanon from collapsing and fall into the unknown, while some went far in their optimism and awaited the imminent birth of the government after a visit. It was carried out by the president-designate, Mustafa Adib, to the Baabda Palace, but a new complex emerged between the lines of the statement of the Information Office of the Presidency of the Republic, which deplored the neglect of the role of the presidency in the formation of the government.
In the statement from the Information Office: “Regarding the positions and statements, and what was circulated in the media about the formation of the government, and in the interest of the French initiative and the formation of an important government, with specialists independent to carry out the reforms necessary to save Lebanon from its complex crises, and since different and divergent statements and positions can sometimes be obscured. The constitutional path that must inevitably be followed to reach the formation of the government The Office of Information of the Presidency of the Republic is concerned with clarifying the following: First: Highlighting the content of the statement issued by the President of the Republic last Monday. Second: remember that the Constitution explicitly establishes in its articles 53 (paragraph 4) and 64 (paragraph 2) that the President of the Republic, in agreement with the Prime Minister, issues the decree that forms the government, and that the designated Prime Minister carries out parliamentary consultations to form the government and signs the decree that forms it with the President of the Republic. This means, without any jurisprudence, reduction or usurpation of constitutional powers, that the President of the Republic is directly in charge of forming the government and issuing the formation decree in agreement with the designated Prime Minister.
This statement came in conjunction with a comment from a source close to Baabda, indicating new conditions on the way to the formation of the government.
This statement came along with a comment from a source close to Baabda indicating new conditions on the way to the formation of the government. The “Akhbar Al-Youm” agency quoted a source close to Baabda that “Hariri missed a golden opportunity to support the clear statement of the president at all levels, which was” A qualitative position in all concepts and standards, but the future president, as usual, chose to move on to president Nabih Berri, based on the trio that unites them with ex-MP Walid Jumblatt. “The source added:” The goal is not to create an alignment – God forbid – against the Shiites But the basis is to form a government, and Hariri has overlooked that the President of the Republic is the one who forms the government in agreement with the designated president.
Palace sources mentioned that on Wednesday there is no date for the designated president, at a time when some expected that the political assistant to the Secretary General of Hezbollah, Hussein al-Khalil, would visit Baabda to inquire about various points and transmit the observations of Hezbollah about it.
Meanwhile, the speaker of parliament, Nabih Berri, was cited as welcoming Hariri’s statement, considering it “ positively based on it ”, and it was reported that contacts are being established between the Shiite duo to evaluate Hariri’s proposal. and how to respond to it, and whether the appointment of the Shiite minister is left to President Adeeb or a list of names is presented to choose who. Among them is the designated president, similar to the list presented by previous heads of government to choose a name from among them. Knowing that sources close to the couple saw Hariri’s decision as positive, but did not see it as a solution and fear portraying finances as a knot while the issue is elsewhere.
Saad Hariri’s abdication came after a phone call with French President Emmanuel Macron in exchange for a promise he received to speed up the release of Cedar’s loans in favor of Lebanon. Sources at Al-Wasat House say that Hariri realizes that his move is unpopular and compares him to someone who is drunk with poison, but in his opinion, this is the only way to save the country in hopes that the duo Shiite seized this initiative that had not previously been coordinated with him.
The French Foreign Ministry was quick to welcome Hariri’s initiative, calling it “brave” and as a “demonstration of his sense of responsibility and Lebanon’s national interest.” And he considered that “such announcement constitutes an opening whose importance must be appreciated by all so that an important government is formed.”
The Foreign Ministry added in a statement: “This is what the Lebanese, as well as Lebanon’s international partners, and all who want, in good faith, to help them in these critical moments expect. For this reason, France calls on all Lebanese political leaders to respect the commitments made by President Emmanuel Macron on September 1, with the sole objective of meeting the urgent needs of Lebanon “, stating that” France will continue to support the Lebanese side in coordination with its European and international partners and guarantee the respect of International support conditions for Lebanon at all stages. The statement concluded that “France encourages Mustafa Adib to form an important government as soon as possible, composed of independent and competent personalities chosen by himself.”
In parallel, and after President Adib remained silent throughout this period of the government formation process, in his knowledge, as he said, “with the great responsibility that has been entrusted to him, and to arrive at the presentation of a training in consultation with the President of the Republic within the constitutional frameworks, to help the Lebanese people put an end to their daily pain “. The president-designate declared, in a statement issued by his media office, his desire to “form an important government that satisfies all Lebanese and works to implement the economic, financial and monetary reforms included in the French initiative, that all parties They have agreed”. Those with competence and competence who can win the trust of the interior, as well as the Arab and international communities, because this would open the door for Lebanon to obtain the necessary external support to lift the economy from drowning, “wishing that all” cooperate. in the interests of Lebanon and its people and seize the opportunity to save the homeland.
And in line with the mukhtara who supports the settlement after a visit by the head of the Progressive Socialist Party, Walid Jumblatt to Paris, the Druze leader noted that “the time has come to take yesterday’s newspaper and build on it and facilitate training away of narrow calculations. Every minute that passes is not in favor of Lebanon, “he said. In a tweet: “Do not give the current government more time for epidemics and disasters.”
The “Al-Akhbar” newspaper, which is close to Hezbollah, saw that “what Hariri announced was a point to be searched, not for him.” He had given a positive signal on the form, but the statement in its content condemns Hariri and first states that he acted as the absolute ruler, establishing conditions for writing before a writer and specifying for him the specifications of the government and its ministers and how to distribute the portfolios, and also confirms that the political treatment of this file was not delayed for insistence. The two parties were to appoint the Minister of Finance, but rather by Hariri himself, who acted since Adeeb was appointed as his guardian and the true negotiator in the authorship file, and that the designated president is merely an executor of the decisions of the president of the Future Movement.
She asked: “Who does Hariri think will come out and say that he allows a Shiite minister to take over the future of the Finance Ministry just once? She quoted the duo as saying: “She is still in her position to choose the minister of her choice, in consultation with the prime minister, and we are ready to present a long list of names, and Adeeb will choose one of them.”
