Report: Salam is Serious on Resignation
Prime Minister Tammam Salam is "not kidding" when it comes to his resignation on the backdrop of the governmental crisis, and he will not keep guard for attempts to obstruct cabinet, governmental sources told al-Mustaqbal daily on Sunday.
“Hizbullah and the Free Patriotic Movement have not offered any initiative what so ever on Salam to find a solution for the governmental crisis,” they said.
“Since the debate triggered by Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil with Salam during the cabinet session that was held before Eid al-Fitr, and the visit of (Hizbullah Minister) Mohammed Fneish to the Grand Serail praising the PM's wisdom, no serious steps have been recorded,” added the sources on condition of anonymity.
However they pointed to the escalatory measures announced by Hizbullah's parliamentary bloc in a statement “where the party announced a new path to be taken to confront the government.”
Salam has threatened lately that he would submit his resignation to object the “paralysis” caused by the Free Patriotic Movement.
The cabinet crisis grew earlier this month when Free Patriotic Movement Minister Jebran Bassil bickered with Salam during a session after accusing him of infringing on the Christian president's powers in the absence of a head of state.
The cabinet has been paralyzed since early June when Salam suspended the sessions over a dispute on the appointment of high-ranking security and military officials.
Free Patriotic Movement ministers have warned they would boycott any session whose agenda is not topped by the appointments.
The parliament has also been paralyzed over a dispute between the rival MPs on the presidential elections.
Their rivalry has left Baabda Palace vacant since the expiry of President Michel Suleiman's term in May last year.
Source: Naharnet
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