Those Who Were Defeated in the Polls are Acting as Winners under the Logic of May 7
Phalange party leader Amin Gemayel cautioned Thursday that Lebanon is facing a crisis of governance and said Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri should "quickly propose Cabinet formation."
"We are not only facing a constitutional crisis, but also a political, financial and economic crisis," Gemayel told a news conference in Bikfaya.
He said those who lost the June 7 parliamentary elections "are acting as winners and trying to enforce their objectives on the winning team."
"We have the impression that the logic of May 7 is still dominating the logic of June 7," Gemayel said.
Gemayel had hinted in remarks published earlier by the daily An-Nahar on Thursday that a Cabinet deal was not far from being reached provided March 14 Christian shares in the new government are respected.
He expressed objection against the proposed number of ministers in the new government, pointing that "if need be the Opposition shares should be divided equally among Muslims and Christians and Muslims as well as March 14" forces.
"We want half the Christian seats," Gemayel demanded, adding that the new Cabinet is not far from being reached "provided that the shares of March 14 Christians are respected."
He stressed that Druze leader Walid Jumblat”s "departure" from the majority March 14 coalition has "caused a setback" to the alliance.
Gemayel confirmed, however, that the remaining parties within March 14 "have the ability to carry on and embrace the principles of the Cedar Revolution."
"It would be a mistake to believe that Syria is completely out of Lebanon," the Phalange party chief added.