Strong Lebanon bloc secretary MP Ibrahim Kanaan called Friday for what he described as a “priorities government.”
“Lebanon is the third in the world in terms of its debt-to-GDP ratio! And after the approval of two state budgets with a reform recommendation to lower the state's spending on associations, employment and funds; to control deficit and borrowing; and to finalize financial auditing; some are still justifying, launching theories and hesitating!” Kanaan tweeted.
“Let's form a #priorities_government,” the lawmaker added.
PM-designate Saad Hariri was tasked with forming a new government on May 24. His mission is being hampered by political wrangling over shares, especially over Christian and Druze representation. Some parties such as Hizbullah and Kanaan's Free Patriotic Movement have suggested that foreign countries, especially Saudi Arabia, are behind the ongoing delay.
Hariri told reporters Tuesday that the new government “will not be formed” should the pro-Damascus camp “insist on restoring Lebanese-Syrian ties.” But pro-Hizbullah journalist Salem Zahran said Friday that the PM-designate has “informed Hizbullah” that his remarks were a “slip of the tongue.”
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