Would a National Unity Government See Light Soon?
Source: Al-Manar TV, 11\6\2008
Would Lebanon's national unity government see light by the end of the week?
A hopeful answer would be yes, but a more realistic one remains uncertain, given the complexities in the distribution of portfolios within the loyalty bloc itself.
Indeed, the loyalty bloc is still refusing to give the head of the Change and Reform parliamentary bloc MP Michel Aoun a basic portfolio; a right for the General, given his parliamentary and popular representation.
Prime Minister-designate Fouad Saniora held a series of meetings on Tuesday with the various politicians again failing to reach a compromise on the defense and finance ministry portfolios.
Meanwhile, the loyalty bloc is seeking to cover for their internal deadlock.
After fabricating security incidents to change national priorities, they started promoting a primary ministerial distribution they claim Saniora had proposed on the basis of fair distribution among confessions and blamed the opposition for not responding to it.
However, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri sources denied the opposition had received any proposal from Saniora. Speaking to Lebanese daily An-Nahar, the sources commented on the disputes over the distribution of the so-called basic portfolios saying they were "heresy," stressing all ministers are equal.
For its part, the Lebanese daily As-Safir quoted Berri sources as saying that the "other bloc" does not yet have the intention to accelerate the process of forming the new government.
The head of the Loyalty to the Resistance parliamentary bloc MP Mohamad Raad said that government complexities were not impossible to solve, but that "they require some logic". Speaking to Al-Manar, Raad stressed he expects the completion of the cabinet formation within a week, stressing this cannot stand any delay given the circumstances in the country.
For his part, member of Change and Reform parliamentary bloc MP Nabil Nicolas stressed that the opposition was not the problem that's obstructing the formation of the government, "it's the majority." "All parties have the right to handle any ministry, and no ministry should be exclusive to anyone," Nicolas said. He accused the ruling bloc of orchestrating this month's security incidents in order to divert attention from the primary issue of forming the government. "US interference remains very evident in Lebanon," Nicolas told Al-Manar.
Would Lebanon's national unity government see light by the end of the week?
A hopeful answer would be yes, but a more realistic one remains uncertain, given the complexities in the distribution of portfolios within the loyalty bloc itself.
Indeed, the loyalty bloc is still refusing to give the head of the Change and Reform parliamentary bloc MP Michel Aoun a basic portfolio; a right for the General, given his parliamentary and popular representation.
Prime Minister-designate Fouad Saniora held a series of meetings on Tuesday with the various politicians again failing to reach a compromise on the defense and finance ministry portfolios.
Meanwhile, the loyalty bloc is seeking to cover for their internal deadlock.
After fabricating security incidents to change national priorities, they started promoting a primary ministerial distribution they claim Saniora had proposed on the basis of fair distribution among confessions and blamed the opposition for not responding to it.
However, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri sources denied the opposition had received any proposal from Saniora. Speaking to Lebanese daily An-Nahar, the sources commented on the disputes over the distribution of the so-called basic portfolios saying they were "heresy," stressing all ministers are equal.
For its part, the Lebanese daily As-Safir quoted Berri sources as saying that the "other bloc" does not yet have the intention to accelerate the process of forming the new government.
The head of the Loyalty to the Resistance parliamentary bloc MP Mohamad Raad said that government complexities were not impossible to solve, but that "they require some logic". Speaking to Al-Manar, Raad stressed he expects the completion of the cabinet formation within a week, stressing this cannot stand any delay given the circumstances in the country.
For his part, member of Change and Reform parliamentary bloc MP Nabil Nicolas stressed that the opposition was not the problem that's obstructing the formation of the government, "it's the majority." "All parties have the right to handle any ministry, and no ministry should be exclusive to anyone," Nicolas said. He accused the ruling bloc of orchestrating this month's security incidents in order to divert attention from the primary issue of forming the government. "US interference remains very evident in Lebanon," Nicolas told Al-Manar.
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