Report: March 8 Forces Want 'Price' for Kordahi Resignation

The Hizbullah-led March 8 forces have not completely closed the door in the face of the possibility of the resignation of Information Minister George Kordahi, highly informed sources said.

March 8 would accept such a move “for the sake of keeping the government, after they sensed seriousness in its premier’s intention to resign should intransigence continue,” the sources added, in remarks to the Nidaa al-Watan newspaper.

“The political sides concerned with negotiating over ‘Kordahi’s head’ seemed over the past hours open to the choice of his resignation, but they are still refraining from offering this card without something in return,” the sources went on to say.

The sources added that the discussions are currently focused on “the price that can be obtained on the dialogue table with Saudi Arabia in return for moving forward with this choice.”