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Yesterday, Monday, the data battle between Lebanese President Michel Aoun and Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri exposed the reality of the environment that prevails in the line of the Republican Palace of Baabda and the Central House, after the two presidents tried, in their last meeting, embellish the image and decorate it with the disguise of ‘positivity’.
This data battle showed the size of the gap that widens its circle to each merit or development, be it political or judicial, which quickly generates mutual accusations of obstruction and draws the details of the consultations and arrangements, of course, each one of its own perspective and his narration through which he tries to lift the responsibility and throw it in the court of the other. .
The renewed struggle of the two presidents coincides with the imminent visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to Lebanon on December 22, the details of which have not yet been officially announced, but a French diplomatic source confirmed to Al-Araby Al-Jadeed that Macron will meet. with the start of the French battalion at the headquarters of the United Nations forces “UNIFIL” in Naqoura, southern Lebanon, and is likely to meet with President Michel Aoun. As for the inclusion of political leaders in its program, it is still subject to government developments.
The source says that Macron is visiting Lebanon for the third time, and he will not waste any more time repeating the positions he had previously taken, in a brusque tone, towards the country’s officials, as the directions have become more than clear, represented by the internal agreement, and the formation of a government that enjoys the confidence of the Lebanese and the international community. The implementation of reforms that were long overdue, given the scale of the disaster and the collapse that Lebanon has reached on various levels. The source is shocked at how the Lebanese parties are coldly and irresponsibly dealing with the crisis and continuing to fight for stocks and miss opportunities to rise up and rescue.
The level of disagreement, which had previously reached the point of boycott, was increased by the “fuse” that the presidential palace adviser, former minister Salim Jreissati, launched to the media, with an article he wrote in the Lebanese newspaper “An-Nahar”, which was followed by severe reactions between the teams of President Aoun and Hariri. This would restore the deadlock on the government record, especially after the violent attack that followed the indictment of the Beirut Port Bombing Judicial Investigator Judge Fadi Sawan against Acting Prime Minister Hassan Diab and the three former ministers, Ghazi Zuaiter, Ali Hassan Khalil and Youssef Fenianos, from The Hariri Bando, his political movement and the club of former prime ministers, was prolonged by President Aoun, stating that he was interfering in the investigations, so he was asked to convened on the grounds that accountability begins at the top of the pyramid.
This government can be the last during the term of President Aoun, and can assume his powers in case the presidency becomes vacant.
Jreissati’s letter, which he wrote on Monday accusing the prime minister of obstruction, wasting time and exceeding constitutional deadlines to form the government, was enough to reveal the details of the meetings of Presidents Aoun and Hariri.
According to Hariri’s media narrative, President Aoun wants a government in which all political parties are represented, and on his “last visit to the Baabda Palace a few days ago, he presented a full government formation with names and portfolios, including four names from the list that the President of the Republic gave to the President-designate in the second A meeting between them, which is a list that includes the names of the male and female candidates that President Aoun sees as the required qualifications for the minister, presenting in return, its movements towards international funds, international financial institutions and state governments, and its integrated program that “awaits the signing of Aoun on the government formation decrees and leaving aside the partisan interests that pressure him. The most important of which is the demand for a disabled third party for a party team, which will never happen under any pretext or name, ”according to a statement from the media office of the designated prime minister.
The response was quick, on the part of the Office of Information of the Presidency of the Republic, who explained that Aoun’s objection “was based mainly on the method of distribution of ministerial portfolios to the sects and the proposed names were not discussed. The President of the Republic saw that the criteria are not the same in the distribution of these portfolios. President Aoun objected to Hariri’s uniqueness in appointing ministers, especially Christians, without agreeing with the president.
The Information Office in the Presidency of the Republic: The last formula proposed by the president in charge of forming the government differs from the formulas that he had previously consulted with President Aoun
– Lebanese Presidency (@LBpresidency) December 14, 2020
The media office of Prime Minister Hariri once again refuted what was expressed in the statement, and hoped that the first presidency would give its directives to stop the “manipulation” in the course of the formation of the government, and control the pace of the advisers in a way. that makes the composing process easier instead of complicating it.
A statement issued by the media office of Prime Minister Saad Hariri hopes that the Presidency of the Republic will give instructions to stop manipulating a road #Government art pic.twitter.com/2yhloHVkpe
– Saad Hariri (@saadhariri) December 14, 2020
Lawyer and constitutional expert, Saeed Malik, told Al-Arabi Al-Jadeed that the government cannot see the light except with a joint signature between the president of the Republic and the designated prime minister, and there is no possibility that the president Aoun is ashamed of the formation of which he is not convinced and believes that it does not take into account the current circumstances and the precision and seriousness of the stage. Attributing the reason for this and the strong political uproar between the first and third presidencies, to the fact that “this government can be the last in the term of President Aoun, and can assume its powers in case the presidency becomes vacant.”
Article 62 of the Lebanese constitution establishes that “in the event that the presidency becomes vacant for any reason, the powers of the president of the republic fall to a cabinet agency,” says Malik, noting that “the impossibility of holding presidential elections It is still very possible due to the complex situation of the country and the region, and from Here comes the importance of the government for Aoun, whose term ends in less than two years.
On the other hand, Malik doubts the possibility of forming a government soon, and believes that it will be postponed indefinitely, due to the quota and quota dispute, considering that Presidents Aoun and Hariri “do not intend to give up actions that they consider sacred and dedicated to their political teams “. Unfortunately, only the Lebanese citizen will pay the high price ”, he concludes by saying.
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