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On Friday, Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri held his non-binding parliamentary consultations to form a government in the House of Representatives, and the consultations began. Meet with the President-designate of the Speaker of Parliament, Nabih Berri.
Then he met Hariri Former head of government, Najib Mikati After the meeting, he stressed, “the need to form a government of specialists and for their team to be harmonious,” he said, “we also talked about ways to deal with the remains of the August 4 explosion, and I also asked to continue the criminal investigation in all state facilities.
This is how the president-designate, President Tammam Salam, met, who trusted that “the consultations will culminate in a positive and constructive climate in which everyone expresses a serious desire to save the country and stop the collapse in light of the French initiative, he needs serious and intense work. ” “We hope that within 3-6 months we can achieve reform, otherwise all options are difficult,” Salam said. Salam affirmed that “interests spread and he no longer“ walks ”, noting that“ what is required is that everyone stands up to the great challenge, and I am confident that Hariri can achieve much of what we all want to stop the collapse ”.
Al-Hariri also met with the vice president of Parliament, Elie Ferzli, who called for “a government of independent specialists from the confines of positive understanding between Hariri and the representatives, and the House of Representatives will be the stage in which they are studied and issued. the laws to rebuild the country. ” Ferzli announced that “the leader of the Free Patriotic Movement, MP Gebran Bassil, is the head of a large and balanced bloc and will attend consultations and meet with Hariri, and there will be no personal disputes.”
In a related context, he met with the president-designate of the Liberation and Development Bloc, as MP Anwar al-Khalil spoke on his behalf, saying: “We focus on the need to form a government of specialists and initiate reforms,” noting that “the electrical archive now represents 72% of the total public debt, which is one of the archives. That should get a lot of attention in the reforms. He emphasized “the implementation of pending files, which are 55, and some of them are still on the government’s list.”
Hariri also met with a delegation from the “Loyalty to the Resistance” bloc headed by MP Muhammad Raad, who said after the meeting: “We presented our point of view on the role of the government and discussed reform issues related to power. judicial and the administration and correction of the financial and monetary situation, all of which is included in the framework of the French initiative, “and stressed” the need for understanding. With all the blocks to speed up the implementation of the decisions, “he emphasized,” we want the government to be trusted, “and continued:” We advise that each minister has a portfolio and not go to a mini-government, but a problem of about 24 ministers ”.
Hariri met with the bloc “Encuentro Democrático” headed by deputy Taymour Jumblatt, who demanded the formation of the government as soon as possible and that some do not obstruct the formation, stressing that “a government of specialists must agree with the French initiative” .
Hariri met with the “Consultative Meeting” bloc, on whose behalf deputy Al-Walid Sukkariyah spoke, who called for “a government capable of confronting and winning the greatest political and popular support”, and stressed that “the most important direction is protect the interests of the people and the Lebanese. “
Hariri met with the “Strong Lebanon” bloc headed by Representative Gebran Bassil, who said after the meeting: “We have fulfilled our constitutional duty to accept the call of Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri for parliamentary consultations, and our conversation was responsible, frank and open “. There is no personal problem, and for us personal approach is a positive and useful factor in building bridges. He added: “We are positive to the extreme and we are interested in forming a government as soon as possible to undertake the task of the necessary reforms.”
He also met with Hariri, the “independent centrist” bloc on whose behalf Deputy Jean Obeid spoke. After the meeting, he said: “We are at Hariri’s disposal without restrictions or conditions, and we must make things easier because the crisis affects everyone.”
Hariri met with the “National Bloc”, on whose behalf Deputy Farid Haykal Al-Khazen spoke, highlighting the “formation of a government as soon as possible”, and considered that “there is no time or possibility to distract our problems and political disputes “. He believed that “some should not resort to the heresy of the Charter.” Which must first respect the constitution “, and trusted that” the element of professionalism and competence will be taken into account, and this requires a specialist and experience in the portfolio and the ministry. “
Hariri met with the “National Social Bloc” on whose behalf MP Asaad Hardan spoke, saying: “We presented our point of view to Prime Minister Hariri on two main issues, first reforms and secondly, social security that touches the doors of homes and means all citizens ”. He added: “We demand a government as soon as possible, especially because it is a procedural authority. We pin our hopes on this issue.
Hariri met with the Armenian parliamentary bloc and MP Agoub Pakradounian said after the meeting: “Our hope is to speed up training, because there is no luxury to wait for.” And he added: “Yesterday we wish Hariri a fruitful dialogue with the bloc and work with the president on reform and enthusiasm for the French initiative.” Hariri’s intention is to dialogue and a quick formation of the government.
Hariri met with Deputy Jihad Al-Samad, who indicated that “the Corona issue has cost a lot, because this epidemic is spreading a lot and people do not understand that the epidemic is fatal and fatal, and neither the Ministry of the Interior nor the The Ministry of Defense was able to impose an obligatory stone “, and said:” We want a rescue government, because the rescue is everyone’s responsibility, and political mischief has been enough for us, and whoever has brought the country here, it is their responsibility to get it out.
Al-Hariri also met with independent MP Adi Damirjian, who said: “I presented a quick summary of the crises and needs in Lebanon and found that it conveys the concerns of all Lebanese. I focused very much on paying everyone back. depositors, no commitments, and I wish him success. “
Hariri met with the “strong republic” bloc, on whose behalf MP George Adwan spoke, saying: “We, as Lebanese forces and a strong republican bloc, our position is clear regarding the formation of the government. nothing at all, no demands, no conditions. ” He continued: “What we ask of Hariri is related to the concerns of the Lebanese. And the problems of the people and the problems that must be solved.”
Hariri met with MP Fouad Makhzoumi, who said: “Hariri’s ideas are good, but we heard them in 2018 and we did not see the government secure what it promised us.” He added: “We expected the government to be a government of specialists from the head to its members.” He continued: “I asked him what our position was on depositors’ accounts and what it was like.” We return it. Will what we see in the context of playing with the dollar be a fixed or interim policy? “
Hariri met with MP Michel Daher, who called for a “government of specialists” and said: “The rescue has become necessary and I wanted Hariri to bring a government of specialists, and we hope that the government will be formed quickly.”
Hariri met with Deputy Shamil Roukoz, who called for “the formation of a government from a homogeneous working group of specialists” and said: “The people can no longer tolerate and the priority must be reform to respond to the demands of the International Monetary Fund “.
Source: National News Agency
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