Bassil says Salam's victory 'made in Lebanon'
Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil has said that his bloc voted for Nawaf Salam in the binding consultations to pick a new PM due to his “reformist characteristics” and “the presence of consensus over him.”
In remarks to LBCI television, Bassil reminded that he had communicated with Salam in the past and that the FPM had voted for him in previous PM consultations.
“We want to see reassurance that his appointment will not be a provocation against anyone, but rather aimed at building a state and carrying out reforms,” Bassil added.
“Our first choice was Nawaf Salam, but this does not mean that we would not have agreed to several candidates, such as Fouad Makhzoumi,” Bassil went on to say, noting that “Lebanese dynamics produced a premier who is ‘made in Lebanon.’”
As for the new government, Bassil said that it must comprise competent experts who also represent their communities in order for the government to win parliament’s confidence.
He also said that “there is no intention to marginalize the Shiite sect” and that “there are neither victors nor losers.”
Source: Naharnet
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