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Nazir Reda wrote in Asharq Al-Awsat: Former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri decides today the name of his candidate to head the Lebanese government, hours before the date of the parliamentary consultations to be held in the Republican Palace tomorrow Monday morning. , and announces the name he nominates to head the government during consultations..
Political sources familiar with the record of the talks to appoint a new Lebanese head of government to“Asharq Al-Awsat “The government question” has been decided, and only procedural questions remain, explaining that “it resulted in Prime Minister Hariri’s insistence on his position rejecting his assignment.”.
Although sources told the newspaper on March 8 that Hariri “informed the president of Parliament Nabih Berri on Saturday and is going to nominate a candidate before him on Sunday, hours before the date of the parliamentary consultations,” sources close to the Prime Minister Hariri told Asharq Al-Awsat that his charge is to withdraw his name. Of the deliberations he announced in a clear statement, and is insisting on it, and therefore “there is no need to inform anyone while it is announced”, confirming that the name he will nominate will be transmitted to President Michel Aoun during the consultations and not before , in compliance with his constitutional right ”, noting that Hariri“ is hiding The name that he will call.
Although Hariri had not made a final decision until yesterday regarding the personality that would cost him, the Lebanese media circulated information that this character could be from Tripoli in northern Lebanon, and that he would be assigned for the first time to form a government, excluding the same time as former minister Rachid Derbas. Who said yesterday in a televised statement that no one approached him to take office, “and the matter cannot be done through media leaks that downplay the center’s importance.”
The Shiite duo (Amal Movement and Hezbollah), along with the Marada movement and other deputies, stayed until the last moment, insisting on assigning Hariri to head the next government and benefiting from the international climate that is helping Lebanon push through reforms and shape a government capable of saving the country from its current crises. President Berri also insists that he be assigned the task of forming a government, should Hariri persist in office, anyone Hariri calls who is his alternative and enjoys his support..
And it was said that facilities will be provided to the next prime minister in order to expedite the formation of a rescue government that implements acceptable reforms, with a light political representation within it, and that does not constitute a provocation, neither by general constants nor by names, and is politically protected, since the government will be political or Techno – Political.
After the dissemination of information that Hezbollah would not be represented in it, as part of the facilities and in compliance with international conditions and that the Shiite ministers were appointed to Berri, sources familiar with the party’s position denied this information, confirming that the party would appoint ministers to it..
On Monday, parliamentary blocs will go to the Presidential Palace in Baabda to appoint a president who will be in charge of forming the future government, amid a boycott by the Lebanese Forces Party to participate in the government. Deputy George Akis, a member of the “Strong Republic” bloc, stated that the “Forces” party will not participate in the next government and that it “supports any government that commits to holding early parliamentary elections, reforms and reconstruction in Beirut and an investigation international on the port explosion “. Independent specialists in a transitional government avoid delays in implementing reforms.
On the bank of the Progressive Socialist Party, a member of the “Democratic Encounter”, MP Bilal Abdullah, explained that the issue of appointing the designated president and forming the government today was under international pressure and France specifically, and everyone must take responsibility, stating that “you have to reassure people and send a positive signal home and abroad.” He said: “We are not eager to be in this government and we are going to build on what is asked of it,” without closing the door to participation pending an explicit announcement from the bloc tomorrow..
Former Minister Roni Araiji claimed that the Marada Movement, with a personal appointment to head the government, would have a political size and mandate acceptable to most Lebanese and had the ability to carry out the tasks to head the future government. He said that “the Marada movement believes that the best person to head the future government is former Prime Minister Saad Hariri”, but if he insists on his position, we think it is better that he provide some kind of briefing for a certain personality.
In response to a question, Araiji stressed that “Hezbollah must be present in the government in one way or another in order to operate.”
For his part, Deputy Ali Bazzi considered that “the country is going through extraordinary and fateful circumstances, which require everyone to raise the sense of national responsibility to save the country, through a clear and unified vision to achieve the required reforms, combat the corruption, enforcing the laws, activating control, management and accountability mechanisms, and stopping the drains in all their forms. “.
He said: “We are going to parliamentary consultations in accordance with this approach that President Nabih Berri has expressed repeatedly, especially during his presentation of a comprehensive reform document at the last legislative session held at the UNESCO Palace.” He believed that “the next government must be inclusive, productive, clean and capable of implementing a reform program with full transparency.”.
