March 14 Rolls up Sleeves to ‘Topple’ Miqati's Cabinet
The March 14-led opposition would launch a National Council whose mission is to follow-up political developments, assess them and take the appropriate stance, a March 14 leader told al-Mustaqbal daily published Friday.
The leader, who refused to be identified, said March 14 officials who met at the Center House on Wednesday agreed on confronting the Hizbullah-led March 8 with all democratic means given that PM Najib Miqati's cabinet was formed due to the presence of illegal arms.
Phalange party leader Amin Gemayel didn’t attend the meeting for being abroad while head of the Lebanese National Bloc Carlos Edde was present after months of absence, the source said.
“The National Council would be launched soon,” he told al-Mustaqbal. “The Council will be made up of representatives from the March 14 parties, civil society and independents.”
“Its mission is to follow-up political developments and express point of views on all issues,” the official said.
The newspaper quoted informed sources as saying that March 14 was waiting for the “right political timing to launch the National Council.”
Meanwhile, the coalition’s sources ruled out that its leader former Premier Saad Hariri would return to Lebanon from Paris. However, Hariri is in continuous contact with March 14 members to implement a plan adopted during Wednesday’s meeting at the Center House “to topple” Miqati’s government.
“The plan would start during parliamentary sessions aimed at giving the vote of confidence to the cabinet and won’t end after the government receives the majority’s vote,” the sources said.
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