“Akhbar Al-Yawm”

Commenting on the recusal of President-designate Saad Hariri for the formation of the government, the visitors of the presidential palace pointed out that the president of the Republic, General Michel Aoun can not be bound by time, it is contrary to the Constitution and logic.

Especially since the government is composed by agreement between the two presidents, so that the third paragraph of Article 53 of the Constitution states : "the president of the Republic shall issue in agreement with the prime minister the decree on the formation of the government".

Baabda visitors, via agency "Akhbar Al-Yawm", said that the president in charge can not bring a ready-made lineup and put the president in front of only two options of approval or rejection.

They pointed out that the new cabinet lineup that he carried yesterday is composed from 18 ministers, plus six names with a change of some of them, along with a clear change in the distribution of portfolios on the sectarian components, and therefore this formation needs a new national consultation, to see whether the sectarian components accept them or not, president Aoun therefore took this list to study it.

For Shiite ministers, Hariri did not ask Hezbollah's opinion but instead took names from President Nabih Berri, and for Christian ministers, would Catholics or Orthodox accept what was offered to them?

Visitors concluded by saying: the Switch in portfolios needs approvals again and a consultation session, the president of the Republic is not a mailbox.