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Former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri has warned of the danger of civil war in the country. While attacking Hezbollah, Hariri made it clear that he was a potential candidate for the next government.
In an interview with a local channel on Thursday night, Hariri said that Hezbollah is the cause of the problem in Lebanon, and expressed his fear of the collapse of the state due to the military and armed parades that take place in most of the streets. from Beirut, and at Baalbek-Hermel, he said.
He said that Hezbollah knows that it is the cause of the problem in Lebanon, “and the people are not responsible for the sanctions imposed,” adding that “the party must let the people live.”
Hariri cited what is happening in Syria and said he did not want the Sunnis in Lebanon to end what they did to them there.
He said: “Some describe me as weak. Have you seen what happened in Syria? 85% of the Sunni community, where are they now?”
Government formation
Regarding the formation of the government, Hariri said: “Certainly, I am a candidate”, adding: “Saad Hariri will not close the door to the only hope that Lebanon has to stop this collapse.”
“I am ready to carry out a round of political contacts during this week, if all political parties still agree to the program,” which was discussed with French President Emmanuel Macron, Hariri said.
President Michel Aoun had set October 15 as the date for parliamentary consultations to appoint a new prime minister.
Notably, Aoun announced on August 31 that diplomat Mustafa Adib had been assigned to form a government to succeed Hassan Diab’s government, who resigned on August 10, following the bomb attack in the port of Beirut, which it left about 200 dead and thousands injured.
However, Adeeb apologized weeks later for completing his duties, after the Shiite duo (Amal Movement and Hezbollah) clung to the finance portfolio and uniquely appointed ministers from the Shiite community.
For decades, Lebanon has suffered from a suffocating economic crisis, exacerbated by the explosion in the port of Beirut, which destroyed much of the capital and displaced some 300,000 people.
The border with Israel
In another context, Hariri said that demarcating the borders with Israel is a good thing for Lebanon, but that it should have started 3 years ago.
And he considered that now they are working on resorting to border demarcation, because there are sanctions for some, “and everyone wants to protect themselves.”
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri recently announced that negotiations with Israel on the demarcation of land and sea borders would begin in mid-October, under the auspices of the United Nations.
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