According to a constitutional expert, talks about possibility for a caretaker cabinet to convene after the Taef Accord are “absolutely unfounded,” referring to the clear text of the Lebanese Constitution, which states in the Article 64 that “the government shall not exercise its powers before it gains confidence nor after it has resigned or is considered resigned, except in the narrow sense of a care-taker government.”
The source added that while some might think that the parliament has the right to hold a session under a caretaker cabinet, the Article 69 of the constitution states the opposite, as it clearly says: “When the Council resigns or is considered resigned, the Chamber of Deputies shall automatically be considered convened in extraordinary session until a new Council has been formed and has gained the Chamber's confidence.”
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