Reports Say 'Plan B' May be 'Elections Govt.' Led by Tammam Salam

Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri might give up the mission of forming a new government should the difficulty in forming a “rescue government” continue, political sources said.

Hariri may make such a move should an agreement on forming an “elections government” be reached, the Nidaa al-Watan newspaper quoted the sources as saying in remarks published Tuesday.

“As a plan B, The French are considering the issue of the formation of a transitional government that would oversee the legislative elections,” the sources said.

“It would be comprised of ministers who would not run in the elections,” the sources added.

The daily also quoted unnamed sources as saying that ex-PM Tammam Salam might be chosen to lead such a government should Hariri step down.