A commitment on the Ministry of Finance

Republic: The scene of the paralyzing formation of the government was not lacking, except for the sectarian and sectarian tension that exerts all its weight, not only in the authorship file, but in the country in general.

This entrenchment occurred at the height of the political conflict between the advancing author team, on the one hand, on the one hand, and the former heads of government, and President Saad Hariri in particular, and the “Shiite duo”, on the other. , in the circuit of the Ministry of Finance, which, as is certain, has reached the point of no return between the two parties. This non-refoulement indicates that the possibilities of forming the government of Mustafa Adib are completely absent, unless there is a miracle that has brought distances between the two different and has modified the apology approach of the designated president.

Paris on the line

In the midst of this climate, information from the “Republic” confirms that France’s communication with those interested in the authorship file has not been interrupted in the last two days.

A figure with whom the French had communicated in recent hours revealed that he had heard confirmation that Paris was determined to maintain the French initiative as the sole basis for a rescue solution to the crisis in Lebanon. And President Emmanuel Macron, for his part, is determined to continue pressing for the formation of a government, and will not stop his attempts before the formation of this government, and this means that the terms that are being talked about are not conclusive and definitive, but as a matter of urging the Lebanese parties to continue communicating and seeking common denominators in this regard. among them.

This character pointed out that from what he heard from the French he concluded that the French president is determined to exaggerate the movement of communications with the parties in the government dispute, and can send a French delegate to Beirut if necessary. This is because forming a government in Lebanon is one of their priorities.

In addition, the “Republic” learned that attempts had been made in the last hours to find a compromise solution around the Ministry of Finance, among a group of ideas that were discussed on the Beirut-Paris line last week. Perhaps one of the solutions was proposed by the French president, which is based on keeping the Finance Ministry away from Shiite involvement. On the condition that he, the French President, personally designates the Minister of Finance (among the personalities identified by the drafting team led by Hariri).

The information indicated that this proposal was presented by the French president in a telephone conversation with the president of the parliament, Nabih Berri, who told Macron on behalf of the duo not to proceed with this proposal, with the guarantee that the “duo” It should appoint the Shiite Finance Minister. The basis for the two is that the name is issued by them and not by any other party, and they are based on this constant that they have, ready to present a list of a large group of names to choose from, and other things are not acceptable for them for the Sunnah.

As for the second solution, the President of the Republic offered it to the “Shiite duo” in the meeting between him and the head of the “Loyalty to the Resistance”, the deputy Muhammad Raad, last Saturday. It is based on assigning the Ministry of Finance to a Maronite figure appointed by the President of the Republic, but the “duo” told Aoun to reject this offer, with the confirmation of the adhesion to keep the treasury within the Shiite action. .

According to the information, Paris has been hit by a “jump” from the position of “Hizb Allah”, based on some indications received from Beirut, that the party is working to thwart the French initiative. Last week, she addressed direct questions to “Hezbollah” about its true position on the initiative.

The information indicates that the answers given by “Hizbullah God” were satisfactory to the French, and most of them did not deviate from the affirmation of commitment to the French initiative, which the deputy Muhammad Raad made to the French president at his meeting in the Pinnoub Palace. He emphasized, “Anything that is consistent with the initiative and that leads to its success, we accept.” In response to skeptical indications of the party’s stance, the French were told: “You must know that there (what Hariri and the heads of government mean) it is trying to take the initiative to consolidate its control over the center of decision-making in the country, shaded and covered with his mantle, and supported by some sectors to sabotage his initiative. “

The information says that “the two” received responses from the French side that were also satisfactory, especially in terms of stating that the initiative did not address the form of government, rotation or the Ministry of Finance and withdrew it from the Shiite participation, nor did it limit the formation of the government to a specific party without the other parties. On this basis, “the two” are waiting for the other side to back down. “