Report: March 8 Demanding Veto Power in New Government
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Differences between Prime Minister-designate Tammam Salam's vision of a new government and that of the March 8 camp are beginning to emerge, reported the daily An Nahar Sunday.
A prominent Hizbullah official had reportedly informed Salam's camp that the March 8 alliance “will not back down from its demand for veto power or a blocking third in a new cabinet.”
Salam's circles meanwhile reiterated the premier-designate's stance that centrist figures will comprise the bulk of the new government.
“Such a formation will guarantee its productivity and achieve its main purpose of staging the parliamentary elections,” they stressed.
Al-Manar television, which is loyal to Hizbullah, had reported on Saturday that the March 8 camp had rejected a proposal by Salam to form a cabinet comprised of ten centrist ministers, seven from the March 8 camp, and seven from the rival March 14 alliance.
In addition, it revealed that the March 8 camp that is led by Hizbullah also rejects the proposal of the rotation of government portfolios among the ministers.
Circles monitoring the government formation efforts told An Nahar that the March 8 camp may in upcoming days inform Salam of its united position on the new cabinet that includes its detailed proposals over it and the suggestions that it will reject.
The distribution of power in the new government was at the heart of discussions held between Salam and Speaker Nabih Berri's aide caretaker Health Minister Ali Hassan Khalil on Friday.
28 April 2013, 10:36
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Nothing will ever happen. The leaders fighting for their shares and it has nothing to do with governing or the people. The motto " what is in it for me ".
28 April 2013, 20:00
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The problem is Mr. Berri will shut the doors of the Parliament again if it boils down to that.
28 April 2013, 10:45
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there up to there old tricks ..they don't know when to give up.Salam should form a goverment with out them .
28 April 2013, 18:45
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as I have repeated for months now: hizbushaitan will not accept to lose power, and if they are cornered they prefer to take over militarily (and that will be their end).
they want control over Lebanon at any cost, and their daily threats have never stopped.
so for the sake of argument: can anyone tell me how we can still live with this Iranian entity forcing itself on all Lebanese?
28 April 2013, 19:56
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A prominent Hizbullah official had reportedly informed Salam's camp that the March 8 alliance “will not back down from its demand for veto power or a blocking third in a new cabinet.............
Just what I said in my last post of the previous article (I did not even see this one then). Michel Hayek, here I come.
28 April 2013, 19:58
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A prominent Hizbullah official had reportedly informed Salam's camp that the March 8 alliance “will not back down from its demand for veto power or a blocking third in a new cabinet.”........
WHy didn't they say that in a straight fashion from the beginning and save weeks of manuevering until they are cornered? The answer is as always, either they get what they want or no Government or election is allowed. THUGS.
28 April 2013, 20:47
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This is the reason M8 will never be leaders of this country--they are still have the mentality of an opposition. They also seem more worried about elections instead of where this country is headed.
28 April 2013, 22:41
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after the blcokin third veto power????? lol.. m8 does anything just to block th e gvt... tfeh.....
29 April 2013, 01:36
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Oh really? Next thing we know, Al Qaeda will be demanding veto power in the US Senate. The sooner we remove this blight from our country and send them back to Iran, the safer Lebanon will be. May 2008 shall not be forgotten so easily. Fa înna Hizb-Allah hum al mujrimeen!
