Salam Kicks Off Consultations to Form Cabinet
Prime Minister-designate Tammam Salam resumed consultations on Thursday to form a new cabinet after a short standstill over disputes among the political foes.
A delegation from al-Mustaqbal parliamentary bloc held talks with Salam. The delegation included MPs Atef Majdalani, Bassem al-Shab and Riad Rahhal.
The delegation left without making any statement.
Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea also delegated former minister Tony Karam to meet with Salam.
Later on Thursday, Salam held talks with caretaker Social Affairs Minister Wael Abu Faour.
Salam is seeking to form a cabinet divided equally between the Lebanese foes and the centrists and rejects to grant the veto power to any party.
On Monday, the PM-designate said that there was still no progress in the formation of a new government and that a decision to step down was one of the available options.
almost 11 years
If Amal/HA insist on their 5 ministers and fpm also does the same. Then Mr. Salam has the option of granting the wish to one of them and deenying the wish of the other. That would put the theory that each is responsible for negotiating their own to test.
Of course it would be easier to grand Amal/HA their wish because they got the arms and the keys to the Parliament.
almost 11 years
On behalf of Dr. Arreet 7akeh, I respectfully address Mr. Salam to tell him that the doc's ultimatum to y2allef or yza7et expires tonight at midnight. So Salam should inform his mom to get her loving lap ready, just in case. However, knowing that the doc's ultimatums, like everything else he regurgitates, are... well... umm... duh... meaningless, worthless and nothing but art 7akeh bi art 7akeh, this ultimatum shall pass as quickly as all the other ones. wa qad ou3zira man anzara.
"Salam Kicks Off Consultations to Form Cabinet" ... Oh really?? I thought he did this four mnths ago...