Al-Mustaqbal: Responsibility of Crisis Lies on those who Toppled Hariri’s Cabinet
Al-Mustaqbal bloc sources have blamed the parties who were behind the toppling of Caretaker PM Saad Hariri’s cabinet for the current government formation impasse.
“The actual responsibility of the crisis lies on those who toppled Caretaker Premier Saad Hariri’s government and claimed that his presence in Lebanon was hindering the formation of the new cabinet,” sources told An Nahar daily about the March 8 forces.
Hariri “is currently outside Lebanon and the formation crisis continues,” they stressed.
Asked about reports that Hariri would return to Lebanon to reactivate the work of the caretaker cabinet, the sources said: “The issue is linked to the constitution which has a narrow definition of caretaking.”
But “if there are certain events such as the appointment of a new governor for the Central Bank, then it exists a solution to confront it,” they added.
On Speaker Nabih Berri’s efforts to hold a parliamentary session to appoint the governor or resolve the crisis of overcrowded prisons, they said that such a move was only aimed at turning a blind eye to the differences between Premier-designate Najib Miqati and Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun.
The Mustaqbal parliamentary bloc urged Miqati on Tuesday to reject the formation of a “confrontational cabinet” that deepens internal divisions.
The bloc blamed the “unjustified delay” on the March 8 alliance. It met for the first time at al-Qantari palace, the former residence of ex-Presidents Beshara al-Khouri and Camile Chamoun.
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