Former Prime Minister Najib Mikati is now a big favorite of the mandatory parliamentary consultations which will begin tomorrow at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, despite the opposition of Christian parties who either choose to support Nawaf Salam, former representative of Lebanon to the UN like the Free Patriotic Current, or will abstain as is the case of the Lebanese Forces.
Najib Mikati, for his part, discussed his candidacy with his 3 predecessors Tamam Salam, Fouad Saniora or Saad Hariri, during a meeting held at the end of the afternoon at the Maison du Center, home of Saad Hariri. . As a reminder, the latter was also appointed prime minister designate on October 22, 2020 before throwing in the towel 9 months later due to major disputes with the President of the Republic concerning the attribution of certain ministries and the appointment of Christian ministers to the within the next cabinet.
But a political crisis still unresolved
The latter accused the presidency of the republic of violating the Lebanese constitution, believing that it was up to the prime minister alone to choose his ministers. False, retorted the Palace of Baabda, putting forward certain constitutional articles stipulating that the Prime Minister forms the government with the President of the Republic.
The former prime ministers have thus announced their support for Najib Mikati to form a cabinet which should comply with the French initiative and that of the President of the Chamber of Deputies, thus imposing a third on the Sunni community, a third on the community. Shiite and a third to the Christian community, which is contrary to the national pact, stipulating a distribution half and half between Christian and Muslim community, had already considered the Head of State, General Michel Aoun.
The President of the Republic, however, indicated that he was ready to cooperate with Najib Mikati in an interview in the columns of the daily al Joumhouria, stressing that the latter « is good for reducing differences and the type of cooperative person who takes and who gives « . With honest dialogue, we could solve the biggest problem, without violating the constitution and standards, believes President Aoun.