Conflicting Reports on Govt. Formation Prospects
The government formation process is “not deadlocked” although “the waves of pessimism seem to be high,” a media report published Tuesday said.
“The optimistic expectations are based on PM-designate Najib Miqati’s patience and his deep understanding of the threats that may arise if he resigns,” the Kuwaiti al-Anbaa newspaper reported.
Tuesday’s meeting between President Michel Aoun and Miqati will determine how things will go in the near future, knowing that “Aoun has become convinced of keeping the same confessional distribution for the four sovereign portfolios,” the daily added.
Pessimists meanwhile believe that the problem between Aoun and Miqati, and previously between Aoun and Saad Hariri, is not about the “conflicting moods, roles or powers,” but rather about “Aoun’s intention” to block the government’s formation to “suspend key elections that it would have to organize, starting by the parliamentary polls and the presidential elections,” the newspaper said.
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