Berri Suspicious of Miqati's Call for Parliamentary Session on Caretaker Cabinet Tasks
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Speaker Nabih Berri has hinted that he needed guarantees from caretaker Prime Minister Najib Miqati that he would attend a parliamentary session to specify the jurisdiction of a caretaker cabinet.
In remarks to several dailies published on Wednesday, Berri asked: “What are the guarantees that he would attend a parliamentary session if I reacted positively to his call?”
Miqati told his visitors at the Grand Serail on Tuesday that it has become necessary to spell out the tasks of the caretaker government.
“Parliament is the arena where this can take place,” he said.
“How can I respond to his suggestion as long as he boycotts sessions?” Berri wondered in his remarks.
Miqati has been boycotting parliamentary sessions with 45 items on their agenda over claims that the legislature should only meet for emergency issues amid a resigned cabinet.
The sessions haven't been held yet over the boycott of several parliamentary blocs, mainly al-Mustaqbal, which has severely criticized Berri for trying to impose the power of the legislature on the rest of the state institutions.
Al-Mustaqbal has also been calling for the withdrawal of Hizbullah fighters from Syria as a condition for the formation of an all-embracing cabinet.
But Berri said: “I don't understand the link between the two.”
Both the March 8 and March 14 alliances should get veto power to resolve the cabinet formation crisis, he said.
“March 14 would emerge victorious because it doesn’t even exist in Miqati's cabinet,” the speaker added.
Prime Minister-designate Tammam Salam has so far failed to form his government more than seven months after his appointment.
He blames the conditions and counter conditions set by the rival parties on the inability to assemble his government.
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Listen to the voice of (t)reason... Mr 18 months closed doors suspects other of being dishonest. BigLOL.
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M8 set the example... closed the parliament for two years , so what are you complaining about? LOL
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alla ye7meek ya ashraf el nass wa 7amee le ma elon daher min zolom wa togyan 7ezeb iran
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Berri, as house speaker, you have no right to express your suspicion and judgement on calls, suggestions, ideas of any MP.
Your role is simply to oversee the good functioning of parliamentary processes.
So shut up and do your job for once. Your days are counted anyway!
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Reading between the lines,That seems exactly like what is happening. Moreover, Berri's statements such as “I don't understand the link between the two” in regards to the hezb in syria and forming a cabinet are surprisingly weak excuses for someone of his supposed political experience and caliber (everybody knows Lebanese involvement in Syria directly impacts Lebanese governance!). Either he is really running out of convincing arguments or is ready for retirement.