Hariri Refuses 32-Minister Govt. as Standoff with Hizbullah Flares Up
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربيةHizbullah has returned to the approach of focusing its attacks on Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri in an attempt to divert attention from its standoff with President Michel Aoun and the Free Patriotic Movement, sources close to Hariri have suggested in remarks to al-Hayat newspaper.
Hariri meanwhile told FPM chief MP Jebran Bassil that he will not accept the idea of forming a 32-minister cabinet "no matter what happens because Hizbullah is behind it," Asharq al-Awsat daily reported.
Hizbullah "wants to impose it on the PM-designate, who does not want to introduce new norms in the formation of governments," the newspaper said.
Hizbullah secretary-general's political aide Hussein al-Khalil meanwhile told al-Akhbar newspaper that "the party's leadership has no decision or intention to attack the PM-designate," after several Hizbullah officials criticized Hariri in recent days.
"Despite everything, Hizbullah still believes that Hariri is the right PM for this period," Khalil added.
Lebanon is drowning and it's infrastructure is collapsing while this sideshow plays on. It's really time for a technocratic government with public servants who will work towards rebuilding this country and not argue endlessly about the distribution of power while accumulating wealth. We wasted an opportunity last election and re-elected the same clowns - across the board!
If Hariri doesn't agree to Hezbollah's demands Hezbollah will do to him what they did to his father. He'd better watch out!