LF MP Says Bassil’s Stance Reflects 'Dualism'

Lebanese Forces MP Antoine Zahra said the process of forming the government got more complicated after the return of Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil from abroad, VDL (100.5) said on Monday.

“The return of Minister Bassil brought things back to the atmosphere of compromise and impossible conditions, which is the main obstacle to the formation of the government,” Zahra told VDL in an interview.

Zahra said that Bassil’s announcement “on the formation of a de-facto or majoritarian Cabinet reflects his dualism.”

He added that Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri and President Michel Aoun have agreed on the government format and all they needed was to issue the decrees, but “then Bassil returns from Washington to disavow the obstruction and insist on the demands and hint yesterday about a majority government,” said Zahra.

“The question is, if Bassil really does respect the constitutional rights of the

Prime Minister-designate and the President, why hasn't the government seen the light until today?” asked Zahra.

He said that Bassil’s return has brought things back to square one amid the impossible conditions he is setting “which are the major problem facing the formation.”