Opposition Again Presses for Veto Power
The Hizbullah-led Opposition continued to press for veto power and proportional representation in the new government contrary to the belief that the minority March 8 coalition was willing to be lenient with that issue, pan-Arab daily al-Hayat said Friday.
It said nearly all the Opposition parliamentary blocs have hinted during consultations with Premier-designate Saad Hariri on the formation of a new government that the March 8 forces is not holding on to veto power.
Most of these forces, however, re-emerged to demand veto power following talks on Sunday between Syrian President Bashar Assad and Saudi envoy Prince Abdul Aziz in the presence of Saudi Information Minister Abdul Aziz Khoja and Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem, Al-Hayat reported.
It said the Opposition clearly wanted to send a message to the Lebanese that Syrian-Saudi contacts have so far not yielded the desired results and that more effort is needed to come out with the perfect form of government.
Opposition sources declined to go into details, saying that its final position will only emerge after mulling over Hariri”s proposals that should contribute to opening a new page between March 8 and March 14 forces.