Aoun to Set the Record Straight on Cabinet Lineup Issue
Senior sources from the Free Patriotic Movement said MP Michel Aoun will set the record straight regarding the issue of government formation at a press conference he will hold before midday Monday.
The sources told the daily As-Safir that Aoun will respond to "everything that has been raised about family gains and the appointment of his son-in-law."
They said Aoun last Wednesday decided to hold a news conference following the extensive campaign against him by the ruling March 14 forces.
Pan-Arab Al-Hayat newspaper, for its part, citing high-ranking officials in the Opposition, said Aoun is likely to focus during his press conference on the Christians” role in Cabinet formation.
The officials said Aoun has the right to be represented by a key Cabinet portfolio given that he is leader of the second largest parliamentary bloc after Hariri.