Berri-Hariri Meeting Prior to Speaker”s Election
All eyes are focused on a meeting between Speaker Nabih Berri and the man who is most likely to become Lebanon”s new prime minister, MP Saad Hariri, upon his arrival from an official visit to Cairo.
The daily An Nahar on Tuesday said a telephone contact between the two men took place three days ago when Hariri was in Saudi Arabia.
Votes from Hariri”s Mustaqbal parliamentary bloc will determine the number of votes Berri would get.
Opposition circles said Berri, who is likely to be re-elected by consensus, will obtain over 100 votes if Hariri”s bloc was committed to voting for him.
An Nahar said Berri would head to Baabda Palace for a meeting with President Michel Suleiman following his re-election on Thursday to urge the president to launch speedy consultations on the formation of a new government.