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In an interview with writer Imad Marmel in the daily Al-Jumhuriya, he asked: “What should happen other than the disaster of the port explosion, for the Lebanese to learn a lesson and realize that it is no longer allowed to continue with the past behavior that led to the current stagnation? “
For further clarification and explanation, Siniora narrates a narrative according to which, “A person committed a murder, and when the court handed down a death sentence, he commented saying: May God save us from the oldest. Then when the religious authority approved the execution decision, they also said: God will save us from the eldest. The date of her execution, she repeated the saying: God saves us from the greatest. And when they put the rope around his neck, he shouted again: God save us from the greatest, so the attendees asked him in the midst of overwhelming amazement: Is there anything worse than your execution by hanging? Don’t hang it, but drown it!
Siniora added: “I hope that stakeholders will learn the lesson of this story and stop paying the Lebanese even more exorbitant prices.”
Siniora points out that “he understands the reasons that led French President Emmanuel Macron to speak harshly during his visit to Lebanon, but that does not prevent me from feeling disturbed and bitter, because a foreign president, even a friend, is addressing us in this way, due to our repeated failures and our abstinence. ” Decades on the implementation of reforms, “he noted that” what we hear as a result of our shortcomings and our shortcomings is a humiliation for us. “
Siniora calls for “the formation of a mini-government of specialists, based on the rotation in the distribution of portfolios, including finances,” noting that “there should be no ministry that monopolizes a sect or prohibits a sect, and all the rest is nonsense outside the constitution and the law. ” And warning that ignoring the rotation will mean the fall of one of the reform items.
Siniora disagrees that the nomination of former Prime Minister Dr. Mustafa Adeeb constituted a violation of the Taif Agreement and an abbreviation of binding parliamentary consultations, noting that what happened was “we proposed a name, others responded and our proposal it was not mandatory ”, warning that Adeeb’s nomination is a last chance. And if the pact did not fulfill it, it would have lost the opportunity for him and for Lebanon.
Siniora reveals that the name Adeeb was not suggested by Macron, nor by Najib and Taha Mikati, but by Saad Hariri in particular, explaining that “the French president wanted to list three names, so it was a list that actually included Najib Mikati, Muhammad al-Hout and Mustafa Adeeb “.
When Siniora was asked why previous heads of government did not propose the name of Nawaf Salam, he replied: “I was the first to nominate Salam in the past, but there was no consensus around him as a result of any objection against him. . Therefore, we had to act responsibly and wisely, to save the country and find a way out. The tunnel, and this is what led us to appoint Dr. Adib. “
Siniora believes, “Agreeing to assume a clean, fair and ethical personality, but lacks political experience, with a post the size of prime minister, but it is a great sacrifice we made in exchange for a return to Taif and the constitution.”
In response to criticism of the option adopted by previous heads of government, Siniora pointed out that “Lebanon is going through the most difficult stage in its history, and after two months subsidies for fuels, flour and medicine can be lifted, with catastrophic Social repercussions that this entails, so we must act as statesmen. In the face of this danger, I am willing to go to Siberia if there is hope of finding there a recipe for salvation, even in 1 percent. As for some, it will be easy theorizing about us because it is not in our responsible position, and it does not approach the situation from our angle. “
And it highlights the need for the Lebanese to assume their responsibilities in the rescue workshop, asking: “Does the signature of the judicial formations need Trump and Putin, and is it required that the Security Council intervene to attend to the electrical file?”
