Mustaqbal MP Says Aoun, Bassil Can Resolve 'Christian, Druze Hurdles'

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A Mustaqbal bloc lawmaker has noted that President Michel Aoun and Free Patriotic Movement chief MP Jebran Bassil can resolve the so-called Christian and Druze obstacles hindering the formation of the new government.

In an interview with al-Jadeed television, MP Sami Fatfat said Aoun can resolve the Christian hurdle in connection with the Lebanese Forces' demands and Bassil can address the Druze problem through respecting the demands of Progressive Socialist Party chief Walid Jumblat.

The LF has been insisting on getting five ministerial seats or four seats that include the deputy PM post while Jumblat is demanding all three Druze seats for his PSP. MP Talal Arslan, backed by the FPM and Bassil, is meanwhile insisting on getting one of the Druze seats.

Separately, Fatfat ruled out the allocation of a Sunni seat to ex-minister Faisal Karami, stressing that “the only Sunni minister who does not belong to Mustaqbal” would be part of Aoun's share.

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