Hizbullah Official Says Resignation Was a 'Misstep': Those Who Resigned Will No Longer Be Assigned
Hizbullah's Bekaa chief Mohammed Yaghi considered on Sunday that Prime Minister Najib Miqati's resignation was a “misstep”, revealing that “he will no longer be nominated to head a cabinet”.
"Those who have submitted their resignation will not be nominated to head the future cabinet because we want to protect Lebanon in these tough times,” Yaghi said at an event celebrating Mother's Day in the Bekaa town of Shmestar
"We did not force them to form a cabinet before.”
"Miqati's resignation came at a time when Lebanon is facing a huge challenge,” he expressed, saying that the step was made “in a hurry and entails many considerations behind it.”
He stated: “This is not how states are protected and statesmen should safeguard people's fates.”
"He (Miqati) shouldn't have justified the resignation through citing disagreements over assigning a public employee or the formation of an electoral committee.”
Yaghi added: “We are looking towards nominating a new premier and forming a national unity cabinet that would work through and fix the crises.”
Miqati announced the resignation of his government on Friday, citing divisions on several domestic issues, and called for the formation of a national unity government.
The resignation came after the cabinet's session failed to approve the decisions to form of an authority to oversee the parliamentary elections and extend the term of Internal Security Forces chief Ashraf Rifi.
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