With the start of the non-binding parliamentary consultations to form a new government, Speaker Nabih Berri declared in a statement issued following his meeting with PM-designate Hassan Diab that he discussed with the latter the governmental framework and shape, including the portfolios and number of ministers.
Berri also said in the statement that he confirmed the cabinet’s program to be fighting corruption and strengthening the economy, stressing the need for all the parliamentary components to be represented, including the popular movement, the Future Movement and the Progressive Socialist Party.