Berri Says 'Something Big' Blocking New Government

by Naharnet Newsdesk almost 6 years

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has voiced concern that “something big” might be blocking the formation of the new government as he condemned the latest fiasco that followed the nomination of Jawad Adra as a so-called consensus minister.

“I’m afraid that something big might be behind the obstruction but it is still unclear to me. It is something bigger than the issue of the Consultative Gathering and deeper than the issue of portfolios,” Berri told al-Joumhouria newspaper in remarks published Monday.

“The issue of portfolios ended long time ago and PM-designate (Saad) Hariri himself said that only the names of Hizbullah’s ministers were missing… but the past days confirmed that the matter has nothing to do with the party or its candidates, knowing that I personally have not submitted the names of the ministers of the Development and Liberation bloc,” the Speaker added.

Asked whether foreign interference is blocking the new government, Berri said: “In light of what we are witnessing and what has happened, I do not rule out this possibility and the issue seems to be very big.”

Lebanon Nabih Berri

Comments 6

thatisit almost 6 years

Woe that explains it ....something big is blocking it - it is all clear to me now
and the Lebanese are so relieved that someone figured it out for them and the economy is back on track, corruption is eradicated, armed terror groups are dismantled, garbage collection and electricity is back to normal...
What a JOKE this guy is ..

roflmfao almost 6 years

Dude assteez.. sorry.. e7m e7h.. WRONG!!.. there are actually two problems.. a burrowing.. concealed.. groundhog like one.. and a midget size.. frog that thought he was an ox one.. and they are both.. working off each others.. in concert.. to block the government..

marcus almost 6 years

Exactly; the @POS does not have the guts.

ysurais almost 6 years

u bet

rabiosa almost 6 years

Nabih have you looked in the mirror lately.

natour almost 6 years

He knows who's blocking but if he tells they will, kill him, replace him with another Speaker of the Parliament or worse send him back to Sierra Leone.