The couple insist on the name .. Who does Hariri think to go out and say that he allows this only once?

Communication has not been interrupted between the party and Basil in recent days.

Hariri gave in to French pressure and the fact that the government would not be formed without a royal association
What Hariri announced yesterday is a point for him, not for him
Hariri was acting as the highest ruler
Hariri is responsible for Adib’s lack of communication with the blocks that named him
– Opening a battle with the Shiite duo is pointless
What Hariri announced does not mean that the country is heading to form a government tomorrow
The Ministry of Finance is not the only node
The duo: Did the French initiative give Hariri an exclusive right to distribute the bags however he wanted?
– Adeeb who «is studying all his options

News: Prime Minister Saad Hariri broke the stalemate on the government record, stepping back, without having accepted that the Finance Minister would be a “Shiite” as an impending government. The two still insist on naming the minister Hariri wanted “independent,” while other contracts await behind the doors.

Amid impressions that there is nothing on the horizon to suggest the possibility of real breakthroughs that will allow the liberation of Prime Minister Mustafa Adeeb’s government, the head of the Future Movement, Saad Hariri, broke the deadlock by presenting a proposal on the Treasury. Hariri stepped back, after waging the “rotation” war, and did not restrict any ministry to any sect. As usual, he preceded his announcement with justifications of the kind showing the most concessional “in favor of the Lebanese,” as he put it, and “to preserve the French initiative.” What Hariri stated in his statement is not in the interest of the country, nor is it a total concession in favor of the duo’s demands, God willing and the Amal movement, or a gift that he voluntarily gave to his opponents. “Drenched in poison,” he said, Hariri gave in to French pressure and the fact that the government would not be formed without a royal association and that the duo, along with their allies, would not allow the formation of a de facto government.

But the head of the Future Movement maintained a certain face, as he limited his retirement with the help of the designated president to “find a way out by appointing an independent finance minister from the Shiite community, whom he elects, like all other ministers, based on your competence, integrity and lack of party affiliation, without this decision worrying you. In any case, a recognition of the exclusivity of the Ministry of Finance, the Shiite sect or any sect ”.

Hariri emphasized in a statement issued by him that “it must be clear that this decision is unique and does not constitute a custom on which to build future governments, but is conditioned to facilitate the formation of the government of Prime Minister Adib according to the agreed criteria. and facilitate their work of reform, in order to stop the collapse of Lebanon and then Save it and save the Lebanese »,

What Hariri announced yesterday is a point for him, not for him. And he had given a positive signal on the form, but the statement in its content condemns Hariri and first confirms that he was acting as the absolute ruler, setting conditions for writing to Adib and specifying for him the specifications of the government and its ministers and how to distribute the bags. It also confirms that the political treatment of this file was not delayed by the insistence of the two parties in appointing the finance minister, but by Hariri himself, who has acted since Adib was appointed as his guardian and the true negotiator in the authorship file, and that the designated president is simply an executor of the decisions of the head of the Future Movement. Hariri’s statement claimed that he is responsible for Adeeb’s lack of contact with the blocks that named him, and accused him of not consulting with them and his insistence on distributing bags. Opening a battle with the Shiite duo is pointless, and trying to impose a government is a fait accompli.

And if any progress in the course of the Lebanese situation depends on the fate of the French initiative, then what Hariri announced does not mean that the country is heading tomorrow to form a government, especially since the Ministry of Finance is not the only node, but to correct it. has hidden the other contract. With regard to the Finance Ministry, Hariri supported that it be on the side of both, as long as it is managed by an “independent Shiite minister.” By appointing the minister, or by proposing multiple names from which the president-designate may choose, we remain in office and do not back down.

So, “Who does Hariri think to go out and say that he only allows this once”? The sources ask, And ‘Did you find out in the details of the French initiative that you say will help Adeeb make it a success? Did you find in it articles related to rotation and your right to appoint ministers or manage the training file only without consulting the other parties? Did the French initiative give you an exclusive right to distribute the bags as you wish and impose your conditions?

Sources state that “the duo are still in a position to choose the minister they want, in consultation with the prime minister.We are ready to present a long list of names and Adeeb will choose one of them. ” Al-Akhbar learned that the President of the Republic, General Michel Aoun, will receive today a leading figure from Hezbollah, to discuss the formation of the government, noting that Communication has not been interrupted between the party and MP Gebran Bassil in recent days.

And at a time when political circles saw that “Hariri’s decision may be a prelude to overcoming the knot, that is, placing the ball in the court of the designated president and opening the door for him to agree with the two parties on the name of a finance minister, under the title of independent minister “. The circles considered that this did not mean liberating the government, There are many obstacles related to “administering the formation with President Michel Aoun and the Christian side, so will Aoun accept less than what the two parties accepted, that is, choosing ministries and appointing ministers?” And will Basil accept that Hariri assign ministries to a specific party and avoid ministries of others, especially since Hariri’s decision did not? He was covered by his partners in the “union” of former prime ministers, who declared their “no commitment to this? personal initiative”.

The French initiative continues and Paris insists on a solution

In this context, Al-Akhbar learned that Hariri, before issuing his statement, Presidents Najib Mikati, Tamam Salam and Fouad Siniora, soon repudiated. It was unclear if what happened yesterday was a division of roles between Hariri and his partners, or if it was an exclusive move by Hariri without the approval of the trio, Mikati Salam Siniora. It was noted in the trio’s statement that he had neutralized Adeeb from any target, contenting himself with correcting the Hariri initiative. In this context, sources close to Adeeb said that he “is studying all his options, and he has a wide range of them, starting with writing and ending with an apology. He will consult with all former heads of government and with the French, as well as with the President of the Republic, to make the appropriate decision.

But what forced Hariri to this sudden retreat, after being a spearhead in this battle, leveled outside? The initiates of the line of formation of the French government and movement say:Paris has intensified its contacts with Hariri in recent days, and is insisting that his initiative succeed, because it achieves French internal and strategic interests; It will be difficult for French President Emmanuel Macron to lose the battle to return to the extent of his country’s influence in Lebanon, because that loss means progress for his opponent in the eastern Mediterranean, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Hariri admits he is obstructing the solution and that Adeeb implements his decisions

On the other hand, the fact that the Lebanese crisis is not resolved will represent a fat material used against him by his opponents at home. For this reason, “the Frenchman continued to dialogue with the different parties involved in the synthesis process through communications or via delegates to Lebanon, highlighting that the initiative continues, and that Adeeb will not apologize if we do not ask him, and he will not we will ask him. “

Furthermore, Paris “used to confirm that despite the American fire on its initiative and sanctions, it continues its attempts to find solutions with the United States,” without confirming “whether Hariri’s withdrawal is linked to a new American position”, especially because ” rejected the mediation of deputy Walid “. Jumblatt, after the latter’s return from Paris and her meeting with the former French intelligence director, diplomat Bernard Aimee, is based on accepting the couple’s financial portfolio this time, so as not to be an excuse to disrupt the French initiative. Hariri also received “very clear” messages from Hezbollah and President Nabih Berri, who confirmed “the impossibility of withdrawing from the request for association to form the government by electing the Shiite ministers, as well as the impossibility of withdrawing from the demand of the moneybag”.