Political Process for Cabinet Formation Ended, Talks Enter Distribution Deal
Speaker Nabih Berri announced Wednesday that the political process for Cabinet formation has ended and talks now focus on the distribution of portfolios.
"The political process for government formation has come to an end," Berri said following talks with President Michel Suleiman at Baabda Palace.
"We have now entered the technical stage represented by names and ministerial portfolios," Berri said, adding that the distribution deal would be finalized in a few days.
"Choosing ministers and portfolios could take one, two, three, four or five days or more. I don”t want to be limited to a timeframe," Berri told reporters.
"However, I assure you that the political process for Cabinet formation has ended," he stressed.