Conflicting Reports Emerge on Govt. Formation Efforts
Conflicting reports emerged Wednesday evening on whether or not the current government formation efforts have made progress.
Sources close to Hizbullah secretary-general’s assistant Hussein Khalil, Hizbullah official Wafiq Safa and Speaker Nabih Berri’s aide Ali Hassan Khalil told al-Manar TV that the trio’s meeting with Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil on Tuesday evening was “positive.”
“The most important things in it were frankness, transparency and the progress in the efforts,” the sources added.
The sources said the meeting tackled three points: the distribution of portfolios, the naming of the two additional Christian ministers and whether or not the Strong Lebanon bloc would grant the government its confidence.
“As for the naming of the two Christian ministers, ideas that can contribute to reaching a settlement were discussed,” the sources added, noting that the confidence vote issue would be discussed with Bassil upon reaching an agreement on the first two points.
MTV meanwhile said that the “positive reports” about the government formation efforts are not accurate, adding that PM-designate Saad Hariri “has not responded positively” to the ongoing negotiations.
10 June 2021, 07:35
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things to do for Saad Hariri: 1. clear his party from corrupt deputies and allies, 2. refrain from making the same mistakes of the past, especially teaming with the devils (Aoun and Basil - these are now zero when election time comes), 3. Make your stance with Huzbullah clear as far as its arms (only the army should have arms full stop.) I have real confidence in Saad Hariri, but he has to change course no matter how much the difficulties are. As a matter of fact, I sense he's doing much to restart clean from all the above. Good luck Saad. We are all behind you.
