Hariri appointed … suspended

The consultations between the political forces went beyond the level of “allocation”, to go directly to the “composition”. Most influential political parties now treat Saad Hariri as “the president in charge of forming the government.” The most prominent red card, famous for its right, comes first from the Free Patriotic Movement and secondly from the Lebanese Forces. For them, a solution was found with the slogan “The Charter is safe in authorship and not in commission”, and with the presence of representatives of the Christian community outside the two main parties. As for Hezbollah, which, while it is unclear whether it will appoint Hariri or select another option, will not in itself be an “obstacle” to Hariri’s return to Serail. According to Baabda sources, “the parliamentary consultations that are required on Thursday to appoint the prime minister will continue on schedule, unless something comes up in the last hours and a postponement is requested.” The installation of these pieces one on top of the other leads to the appointment of Saad Hariri, 48 hours before the constitutional date … a suspended appointment. The financial and monetary crisis, the demarcation of the southern borders and the negotiations with the “international community” and its institutions and the “sponsoring” countries to obtain “fresh dollars”, which required the presence of a prime minister, not they will withdraw from the training process. This is confirmed by the politicians who follow the calls in the last hours.

Contacts between the Hezbollah leadership and the Free Patriotic Movement continued yesterday, with no leniency in the post of former Minister Gebran Bassil regarding the appointment of Hariri. Sources compare the situation to what it was a year ago, when the Lebanese Forces removed the rug from Hariri’s “Christian Letter”, refusing to name it, in turn to withdraw from the race, and the Presidency of the Republic – the Free Patriotic Movement – prepares to play the role of the opposition and not attend the cabinet sessions, until no decrees are signed. The difference between the two times, “The situation has changed at all levels, and there is great French and international pressure to effect a change at the domestic level. Lebanon faces great dangers, so it is unlikely that such opposition will be created by the Pact during this stage. The sources add that “the answer will be through a strict composition, and the position of the Free Patriotic Movement will not be represented in a ministerial way, provided that balanced Christian participation is limited to the President of the Republic, so that he has his current team of I work within the executive branch. The movement’s position is not criticized within Hezbollah’s ranks, as it appears to be an “understanding” of a political ally that tackled every button the causes of the October 17 uprising, “which considers its most important achievement to be the overthrow. of the Hariri government. ” The fall of the dollar exchange rate with its presence in power and the markets take a breather, while Gebran Bassil appears as if he were the only loser in this process. Based here, “it seems natural to be strict about the songwriting process.” Indeed, it is possible that militancy is a necessity for the “March 8” team, which completely refuses to hand over the entire administration of the country to Hariri and his economic and political options. “This militancy may lead to” Hariri keep being named president “. long time.”

An American mission will arrive in Lebanon to supervise the reconstruction and will be carried out by USaid

Attempts to form a government in Lebanon that is not insulated from “positive climates” have begun to pick up their signals in the region as a whole, with no results being resolved. The sources speak about the position of the United States Undersecretary of State for Near East Affairs, David Schenker, towards the government and the representation of Hezbollah in it, the visit of the Director General of Public Security, Major General Abbas Ibrahim to Washington , and finally the call of the Secretary of State of the United States, Mike Pompeo, with President Michel Aoun. As if the United States wanted to say that the key to the solution lies in its hands and not in France.
In this context, the Baabda Palace announced that Aoun had received a call from Pompeo, during which he presented Lebanese-American relations and recent developments, including negotiations on the demarcation of the southern maritime borders. President Aoun thanked him for the role of the United States as facilitator of the negotiations and stressed that Lebanon is determined to preserve its rights and sovereignty on land and sea. On the other hand, Pompeo told Aoun to “send aid to rebuild the neighborhoods that have been damaged in Beirut as a result of the port explosion.” Baabda sources add that the reconstruction “will include some neighborhoods in Beirut, and a mission will arrive in Lebanon to supervise the work, which will be carried out through the United States Agency for International Development – USaid.”

Aoun issues laws
On the other hand, the President of the Republic signed the laws approved by the House of Representatives at the end of last month, among which the “Student Dollar” law, the “Illicit enrichment” law, the “Improvement of the defense rights ”and the Law on the Protection of Areas Affected by the Beirut Port Blast.

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