Salam Calls for Cabinet Session Ending Deadlock
Prime Minister Tamamm Salam called for a cabinet session on Thursday after suspending meetings over differences on a decree regarding the appointment of Lebanese University deans.
Media reports said on Saturday that the government will convene at 10:00 am, indicating that ministers reached a breakthrough over controversial disputes.
A cabinet row surfaced recently among ministers over differences on extra-budgetary spending and a decree on Lebanese University’s contract professors, prompting PM Salam to insist on suspending cabinet sessions this week until consensus is reached.
Cabinet decrees require the approval of its 24 ministers in accordance with an agreement reached last month in light of the vacuum at Baabda Palace.
Last week, the cabinet failed to approve the LU decree over differences between the representatives of different parties on the appointment of deans.
Disagreements on the spending from outside the state budget have also left the fate of salaries of civil servants unclear.
Lebanon has been without an official budget since 2005. The cabinet should allocate the extra spending.
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