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Beirut – Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Mustafa Adib announced yesterday, after completing consultations with parliamentarians, his desire to quickly form a government of “specialists”, a day after French President Emmanuel Macron announced that he obtained a commitment from the political forces to complete the task in two weeks.
Adeeb said in a speech to journalists: “We will start from the principle that the government should be a government of specialists who quickly and professionally handle the files submitted and restore the trust of Lebanese residents, expatriates and the Arab and international community.”
Since yesterday morning, Adeeb listened at the residence of the President of Parliament, Nabih Berri, as a result of the damage to the parliament in the port explosion, the opinions of the parliamentary blocs on the formation of a government in the framework of parliamentary consultations non-binding.
Major political forces had anticipated Macron’s visit earlier in the week by agreeing to assign Mustafa Adib, 48, Lebanon’s ambassador to Germany, to form a new government to succeed Hassan Diab, whose government resigned a few days after the attack. from the port of Beirut, which killed 190 people and injured more than 6,500. Others.
Macron, who visited Lebanon for the second time in less than a month, left Beirut yesterday morning, after agreeing with the political forces on a roadmap that includes forming a government with a specific mission made up of “competent personalities” who receive support. political and are carrying out urgent reforms in exchange for international support.
The formation of the government usually takes weeks or even months, but the French pressure was evident, especially with Macron’s promise to return to Beirut by the end of the year.
Commenting on Macron’s visit, Lebanese President Michel Aoun said yesterday in a tweet: “ We have seen President Macron prepare to overcome obstacles that work to implement reforms and follow up on the anti-corruption process, criminal scrutiny in the Banque du Liban and other measures to put Lebanon on the path to real economic solutions. ” .
He called for the formation of “a capable and transparent government as soon as possible.”
Most of the parliamentary blocs representing the most prominent political forces, after a meeting with Adib, were positive in the formation of the next government without hindering it.
The head of the Hezbollah bloc, Muhammad Raad, called after the Adeeb meeting to form an “effective, productive and coherent government” at a time when the deputy Bahia Hariri, on behalf of the Future Movement bloc, called for the formation of a “government of specialists”.
Gebran Bassil, head of the Free Patriotic Movement led by Aoun, whose conditions have long delayed the formation of previous governments, said: “What is required is to form a government truly capable of carrying out reforms without our demands and conditions.” calling for “rotation” between ministries, which means that political parties do not cling to portfolios. The same ministerial as before – (AFP)
