REPORT: Future bloc accuses Hezbollah of derailing agreement on final cabinet line-up

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14-02-2014 | 06:52
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REPORT: Future bloc accuses Hezbollah of derailing agreement on final cabinet line-up
After positive signs emerged over the potential announcement of the government line-up on Friday morning, hopes soon faded away when Prime Minister-Designate Tammam Salam did not head to the Baabda Palace.             

Media reports said a disagreement had arisen over the candidate who would be appointed as Interior Minister.          

This as, the Future bloc accused Hezbollah of derailing consensus reached over the final cabinet line-up.         

"An agreement had been reached over a government line-up that would include former ISF Major General Ashraf Rifi, but it was rejected by Hezbollah," Future bloc sources told LBCI.

Prime Minister Najib Mikati announced the cabinet's resignation on Friday March 22, after talks deadlocked over the extension of Internal Security Forces chief Major General Ashraf Riffi's mandate and the formation of an Election Supervisory Committee.

In April 2013, 124 deputies out of 128 nominated MP Tammam Salam as Prime Minister.

After more than 9 months since his nomination, PM-Designate Salam broke the record set by late Prime Minister Rashid Karami as PM-Designate who took the longest to form a cabinet since Lebanon’s independence in 1943.

Salam’s efforts to form a Cabinet are hitting a dead end, with rival March 8 and March 14 parties standing firm on conflicting views over the government’s formation.


To watch Bassam Abou Zeid's report, please click on the VIDEO above

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