Getting Even with Sunni MPs of March 8, Hobeish Proposes Creation of Christian Bloc
Al-Mustaqbal Movement MP Hadi Hobeish said to get even with demands of the so-called independent Sunni MPs of March 8 to be represented in the Cabinet, he suggested the creation of a bloc of Christian MPs from different political parties in retaliation.
“Since demands for representation in the government are being proposed from a sectarian angle, I have suggested that a bloc of Christian MPs be formed in response,” said Hobeish of PM-designate Saad Hariri’s Mustaqbal Movement.
The new cabinet was on the verge of formation on Monday after the Lebanese Forces accepted the portfolios that were assigned to it but a last-minute hurdle over the representation of the so-called independent Sunni MPs has surfaced.
Hizbullah has thrown its weight behind the MPs' demand and refrained from providing Hariri with the names of its own ministers in a bid to press him to accept giving a seat to the aforementioned Sunni grouping.
President Michel Aoun has stressed on Wednesday that he backs Hariri who rejects the Sunni MPs demands.
Hobeish said Aoun’s supportive position is “normal” because the government formation standards were coordinated by the two men.
Source: Naharnet
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