Kanaan Says FPM Not Seeking 'Veiled Share' in New Govt.

The Secretary of the Strong Lebanon Bloc MP Ibrahim Kanaan confirmed, after the non-binding parliamentary consultations, on Tuesday, that "PM-designate Najib Miqati is keen to form the government within few days."

He said that his bloc has informed the PM-designate who is "concerned about the ongoing collapse" that they are “ready to help” in order to end the formation matter quickly.

According to Kanaan, Miqati will have “successive sessions with President Michel Aoun” to form the government as soon as possible.

"There are no quotas in the government of specialists,” Kanaan said, when asked if his bloc demanded a quota in the new government, denying what “the media is reporting” about “a veiled quota.”