Hizbullah from Bkirki: Govt. as 'Holidays Gift' Still Possible
Granting the Lebanese a new government as a “holidays gift” is still possible, Hizbullah said on Tuesday.
“All those concerned with the formation of the government are exerting serious efforts,” a Hizbullah delegation said after talks with Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi in Bkirki.
“There are no foreign obstacles and the latest endeavor was marred by a flaw,” the delegation added,
And noting that it is still possible to give Lebanon a government as a “holidays gift,” the Hizbullah delegation said all parties have “positive intentions” and that “the flaw is being addressed.”
As for the relation with the Free Patriotic Movement, the delegation stressed that it is “at its best.”
The delegation was led by Mahmoud Qmati, the deputy head of Hizbullah’s political council.
The latest hurdle delaying the cabinet’s formation is a standoff over the sixth Sunni minister.
The Hizbullah-backed Consultative Gathering, a grouping of six Sunni MPs, has insisted on getting a seat in the new government.
A dispute over the political alignment of Jawad Adra, a so-called consensus candidate, has however torpedoed the latest effort and a mediation is underway to find an alternative solution.
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