After reading yesterday a letter from the presidency of the republic accusing the prime minister designate Saad Hariri of being at the origin of the obstruction of the process of formation of the next cabinet, the president of the chamber Nabih Berri indicated that the parliament upholds the result of the parliamentary consultation process which appointed Saad Hariri as the next prime minister. He also called for the formation of a government as quickly as possible.
The day was marked by the arm-wrestling at a distance between relatives of the President of the Republic with as leader, the president of the Free Patriotic Current Gebran Bassil and the Prime Minister designate Saad Hariri.
This day was marked by the exit of Saad Hariri from the parliamentary session during the address of Gébran Bassil, indicating that tensions are still high between the 2 men.
Gébran Bassil thus called for the acceleration of the process of forming the next cabinet, stressing not to ask for the withdrawal of Saad Hariri’s candidacy. He also defended the right of the presidency in the cabinet formation process, noting that the latter requires the publication of a decree. Thus, according to Gébran Bassil, the Presidency is entitled to approve any detail concerning him.
Gébran Bassil also attacked Saad Hariri, whom he accuses of wanting to appoint all the ministers within the next council of ministers. He thus called for the formation of a government of 24 members respecting the distribution by faith and by political parties of the next ministerial portfolios.
Also, the president of the CPL called for a constitutional reform instituting a deadline within the framework of the formation of a next cabinet. He therefore noted that discussions to endorse such a process would be necessary.
For his part, Prime Minister designate Saad Hariri accused the Presidency of the Republic of wanting to “get rid of him”. The letter to parliament aims to absolve him of any responsibility in the current political crisis and would be similar to those already sent to foreign countries
Saad Hariri accuses the presidency of violating the constitution by wanting to gain his confidence instead of parliament as well.