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He called for “the need to accelerate the formation of a rescue government as soon as possible, which takes into account balance, specialization and competition in its formation and rebuilds the confidence of the Lebanese in the State and its institutions and the confidence of the Arab and international communities, as well as the confidence of expatriates in Lebanon and their role, within the components of the French initiative with all its reform and rescue provisions. “
In a statement, the “meeting of Muslim scholars” underlined “the need to accelerate parliamentary consultations in order to form a government of national unity that includes competences,” noting that it does not mind being partisan, but stressed the need to appoint them ( ministers) by the political forces that will appoint the president. Next.
Regarding Hariri’s declaration of himself as a strong candidate to assume the presidency of the new government, the Association of Muslim Scholars said that if (i.e. Hariri) insists “that only he be appointed to the ministers, this is a deviation of the understanding of the political forces with French President Emmanuel Macron because Saad Hariri is the president. ” A political party alone cannot appoint ministers. “
He added: “The government of the independents has proven its failure and we believe that the government that can succeed is the techno-political government that has the support of political forces with the presence of qualified and experienced people, with a good reputation and a clean hand.”
The Resistance and Wafa bloc (which represents Hezbollah) did not issue any indication of their approval or rejection of Hariri’s nomination, but it is hoped that their position will not deviate from that issued by the Amal Parliamentary Bloc, as Hezbollah and Amal form the Shiite duo who obstructed the mission of Prime Minister-designate Mustafa Adeeb, who was forced in the end, apologized for continuing their mission.
Likewise, the Free Patriotic Movement (President Michel Aoun’s party), headed by former Chancellor Gebran Bassil, has not issued a clear position on whether it will support Hariri’s nomination or recommend another figure.
While it seems clear that the formation of the new government will take months as parliamentary consultations fail before their start due to disagreements, the Director General of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, said on Wednesday that Lebanon is witnessing an economic situation. “catastrophic” due to lack of political will, and noted that his institution is still ready to help.
“We are very willing to help Lebanon,” he said in a conversation he had on the sidelines of the Fall Monetary Fund Meetings with philanthropist Melinda Gates, but added, “We need a partner who is really willing to engage with the IMF.”
He indicated the need to “conduct an audit of the accounts of financial institutions, including the accounts of the Banque du Liban.”
And he added that an economic program must also be formulated “that is credible to Lebanon’s investors and creditors,” explaining that this is a condition for restructuring Lebanese debt.
It is possible, he said, but one hand does not clap: “We have not yet reached the stage of rolling up our sleeves and working to help Lebanon.”
Georgieva saw that political “fragmentation” is choking Lebanon and preventing it from emerging from the crisis, and expressed concern about the increasing number of young Lebanese seeking to emigrate. She asked: “If the smart young people leave, who will come out of the crisis Lebanon?” The International Monetary Fund expects an economic contraction of 25 percent in Lebanon this year.
Lebanon had requested in mid-May to hold negotiations with the International Monetary Fund to obtain financial support, but the path stalled.
