Report: Foreign nations discussing shape of new Lebanese govt.
Despite all the pessimism and conflicting reports in Beirut, the issue of the Lebanese presidency has been settled by the influential foreign forces, a media report said on Wednesday.
“They are now discussing the government and its shape and line-up,” ad-Diyar newspaper quoted unnamed sources as saying.
“They have finished discussing the standards that should be adopted, most importantly that no former ministers should be appointed, while taking into consideration the elements of public affairs experience and competency,” the sources said.
In this regard, two government formats are being considered:
“The first would be a national unity government representing the political parties through figures who would be reassuring to them rather than members,” the sources said.
“The second would be a techno-political government totally different than those witnessed by Lebanon in the past, comprising figures with experience in public political affairs and experts who are not distant from politics and its affairs,” the sources added.
The sources also noted that the influential foreign nations would have “veto” rights regarding the so-called sovereign ministerial portfolios and that the army commander and central bank governor posts would be subject to “strict international conditions” without being “100% loyal to any domestic party.”
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