That is why we rejected what was offered to us

Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah stated that “the French initiative was published and we all supported this initiative and said we support it. The first step was to appoint a prime minister.”

Nasrallah said, during a televised speech addressing recent events: “The work began and the parliamentary blocs began to consult to agree to appoint Hariri or whoever he was to appoint, and in the meantime the club of the four former prime ministers was formed. “.

He added: “We agreed to nominate Mustafa Adeeb without complications on the basis that this government will obtain the consensus of all.”

Nasrallah noted: “There are those who told the designated president that he would hold negotiations, but the parliamentary blocs and the president of the republic were not contacted.”

And he stressed that “Adeeb did not consult with the President of the Republic and a file ready for him was presented and the most important authority for the President of the Republic is to participate in the formation of the government that would have fallen.”

And he added: “The French must be aware that the most important power of the president of the republic was going to be confiscated.”

And he emphasized that, “the one who was negotiating with them about the government was not a writer, but Prime Minister Saad Hariri”, adding: “The heads of the government club wanted to distribute the portfolios and appoint the ministers alone.”

Nasrallah added: “We would have taken note only of the names of the ministers and the method of distribution among the sects.”

He said: “We reject the method of negotiating by appointing all the ministers without consulting the parliamentary blocs.”

Al-Sayed continued his speech by saying, “We rejected what was presented to us because it is a threat to the country and is not subject to discussion.”

He said: “We said that the prime minister can discuss the names of the ministers and refuse, and this increases the powers of the prime minister,” adding: “When we asked if the French initiative included what the club of former presidents had proposed, we were They said no. “

The Hezbollah secretary general pointed out that “the French initiative does not include the number of ministers, the rotation and the party that distributes the portfolios and appoints the ministers,” noting that “at some point there was an attempt to propose a completed government” .