Accelerating the formation of the government amid contradiction in demands »

Affiliate – INA The President in charge of forming the Lebanese government, Saad Hariri, began his parliamentary consultations today, by meeting with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, amid conflicting demands of the parliamentary blocs and each party’s request to be represented in a way that suits it. In light of the calls to form a national unity government that includes everyone, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Elie Ferzli, stressed after his meeting with Hariri the oversight and legislative role of the House of Representatives, indicating that the issue of marketing the idea of ​​the presence of all parliamentary blocs within the government disrupts the oversight work of the House, so that the government becomes a House of Representatives. For its part, the “Development and Liberation” bloc affirmed, after meeting with Hariri, its commitment to the constitution and the National Accord Document, preserving Lebanon’s unity and sovereignty, and strengthening its strength and immunity by increasing the number of the army and its equipment. As for the Future Bloc, after meeting with the president-designate, it stressed “the necessity of accelerating the formation of a national integration government so that it can carry out its duties within Hariri’s direction and strive to form the national body to abolish political sectarianism.” It also insisted on “a government of 30 ministers, if not less, and fair representation of the regions.” The “Strong Lebanon” bloc, emanating from the President of the Republic’s “Free Patriotic Movement” party, supported the formation of a national unity government that includes the broadest representation of the parliamentary blocs after the election results, and demanded the representation of the Alawite and Syriac sects in the government, the distribution of sovereign portfolios among the smaller sects, and the refusal to dedicate ministerial portfolios to specific sects and political blocs. , considering that “it is time for our bloc to obtain financial and internal affairs, in addition to other portfolios.” For its part, the “Loyalty to the Resistance” bloc, which represents Hezbollah’s representatives, welcomed Hariri’s appointment and noted that “we offered cooperation and the bloc demanded a strong ministry because that is its right.” The bloc also stressed the necessity of adopting the Ministry of Planning, as this clearly defines the path the country is taking. As for MP Taymour Jumblatt, who inherited the leadership of the Dru sect from his father, Walid Jumblatt, he pointed out after the meeting with the “Democratic Gathering” bloc, the president-designate in the House of Representatives, that “with the formation of a national unity government and consultation with Prime Minister Hariri will continue, and” we have many demands, but at the same time In turn, Representative Farid Al-Khazen announced, on behalf of the “National Bloc,” “the necessity of forming a national unity government that includes all political forces represented in the Parliament and the necessity of approving the necessary reforms to put an end to corruption.” The “Strong Republic” bloc, representing the representatives of the Lebanese Forces, affirmed that “we are cooperating.” With Hariri to form a government, and we hope that it will be able to eliminate corruption, and the representation of the forces must be equal to the representation of the Free Patriotic Movement, which is affiliated with President Michel Aoun. The “Independent Center” bloc also announced that President Najib Mikati spoke in detail with Hariri and demanded a ministerial portfolio for the bloc, without specifying it. She called for “facilitating the political forces to form the government, and for the government to express competence, integrity, and harmony among its parties, and to have the broadest representation.” As for the “Phalange” bloc, it indicated that “we will hold another session with Hariri because what concerns us is the program and priorities.” Also within the framework of parliamentary consultations, Representative Talal Arslan confirmed that the “Guarantee of the Mountain” bloc stressed that the bloc should have explicit Druze representation out of respect for the results of the parliamentary elections. He said after his meeting with Hariri: “Our bloc has the right to be represented in the government, and we informed Hariri that respect for everyone in the country requires that the sovereign ministries be from the share of Christian and Islamic sects that are less numerous in number.” Agencies