“The Interior” of Aoun, the “Ministry of Foreign Affairs” of Hariri and “Health” of Jumblatt: Will the government do it soon?

A few days before the US elections, all eyes are on the second round of indirect negotiations with the Israeli enemy in Naqoura over maritime demarcation. The importance of this round lies in being the serious beginning of the negotiation, since the Lebanese team will confirm the decision of the State to negotiate from the point of Naqoura by land and which extends by sea according to the technique of the midline, without counting no impact on the coastal islands of occupied Palestine. In practical terms, this means that the area that Lebanon will claim exceeds 863 square kilometers, which, thanks to the mistakes of the first government of Prime Minister Fouad Siniora (2005-2008), became a “disputed area”, in through speculation that the Israeli delegation would reject the matter and attempt to lengthen the session or obstruct the negotiations. While waiting for what will come out of this session, the internal gaze remains on the next government consultations, whose authorship file is loved with great secrecy, with the creation of a positive climate in this regard, it is not known if it is based on facts or mere hopes.

At first glance, most political forces affirm their desire to create quickly to implement reforms that release what they call “international financial support.” However, unspoken demands will undoubtedly need time to agree on. Until last night, he was assured that the size of the government will not represent a complication in the composition process, as there is a consensus on the composition of the 1920s, after Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri preferred it between 14 ministers. With the exception of the Ministry of Finance, which decided to belong to the part of the Shiite community, the information was crossed when the principle of rotation and the appointment of specialists chosen by the parties were also agreed. For the rest, there are no answers on the partisan distribution of portfolios or names, but the discussion continues in the orbit of sectarian and sectarian distribution.
While Hariri visited the President of the Republic, Michel Aoun, and discussed the authorship file, informed sources denied that Hariri had brought any initial training, stating that “he can do it next time, since he will visit him next Thursday.” The sources said: “The two presidents discussed a roadmap for the distribution of portfolios, but not on the parties, as well as the government program and the size of the government.” While the media office in Baabda Palace confirmed that “the meeting presented the government’s situation in an atmosphere of understanding about the progress made so far,” follow-up sources said that “Aoun is interested in broader representation in the government and listen to all opinions. ” In this context, the President of the Republic received the head of the Lebanese Democratic Party, Representative Talal Arslan, accompanied by the Minister of Social Affairs Ramzi Musharrafieh and the former Minister Saleh al-Gharib, and the President of the Arab Party Tawhid also received the former Minister Weam Wahhab.

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In the context, some leaks have begun to come to light, which speak that the only node today in the authorship file is related to the Christian quota, and how it is distributed among the presidents of the republic, the government and Christian parties, especially since Hezbollah “has no problem in resigning from the Ministry of Health if the principle of rotation is adopted. ». However, sources familiar with the line of deliberations confirmed that “the distribution of some bags has become a foregone conclusion, for example, the Ministry of the Interior will be on the side of the President of the Republic, while the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be on the part of the Sunni community, and the discussion about it is limited to a series of names to take over Among them: the head of the Lebanese delegation in New York, Ambassador Amal Mudallali, the secretary general of the Ministry of Relations Foreign Ministry, Hani Al-Shumaitili, and the Lebanese ambassador to Germany, Mustafa Adib, but the latter refused. It has also been decided that “the Ministry of Health will go to former MP Walid Jumblatt, and the Ministry of Social Affairs (or an arrangement between him and Arslan and Wahab) may also be with him, which are the two ministries that Hariri had previously promised him. to the head of the Socialist Party before consultations.
For its part, the “Strong Lebanon” bloc, after its meeting headed by Deputy Gebran Bassil, affirmed “the priority of forming a government quickly”, and that “it remains fully committed to facilitating its birth and adhering to the unity of standards and its equity towards all blocks and components “. The bloc indicated that “it positively awaits the results of the ongoing consultations between the President of the Republic and the designated Prime Minister, to determine how to address the issue of authorship, betting on the success of these consultations in compliance with the standards of the Charter and the Constitution and the inauguration of ministers who are capable of rapidly implementing the reform program, through their competence, integrity, effectiveness, experience and knowledge. With the affairs of the State and its sectors.

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