Zahra Says Hariri's TV Appearance Has 'Proven His Freedom'

Lebanese Forces MP Antoine Zahra said on Monday that Prime Minister Saad Hariri's TV appearance on Sunday “has proven his freedom,” noting that Lebanon's Constitution “does not ban resignation from outside the country.”

“There is nothing in the Constitution that bans Hariri's resignation from abroad,” Zahra said in an interview with radio VDL (93.3).

He added saying that the “President has no constitutional powers to refuse the resignation.”

Voicing expectations that Hariri would be designated again to form Lebanon's government he said: “Political parties have no candidate other than Hariri.”

On whether Hizbullah would withdraw from its involvement in the regional crises, Zahra said it was unlikely in light of how deep the party has become to be involved in, adding “the governmental crisis will go on for months if the party does not respond,” he concluded.