Miqati Not Worried Over Cabinet Fate
Prime Minister Najib Miqati denied on Wednesday that the cabinet is under threat saying there is full solidarity among ministers despite a postponement of a session on the electricity crisis to September 7.
Following talks with Speaker Nabih Berri at the parliament, Miqati said the atmosphere of the government session held at Baabda palace was good.
Asked about the fate of the cabinet, the premier said the government should work on serving the people and the country.
“As long as it is carrying out this task, it will continue to exist,” he said in reference to warnings by Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun that he would withdraw his ministers from the cabinet if it doesn’t adopt a proposal to allocate $1.2 billion to build power plants that would generate 700 Megawatts of electricity.
Wednesday’s cabinet session, which lasted for only 10 minutes, was postponed to September 7 following Eid al-Fitr over lack of consensus among the ministers on the allocation of funds.
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