Hariri Aims at Manipulating Cabinet Structure
In his first reaction to Saad Hariri”s proposal of a cabinet lineup to the president, FPM leader Michel Aoun said the PM-designate doesn”t intend to form a cabinet and aims at manipulating the government structure.
"He wants to have fun and play with the cabinet formation according to his mood," Aoun told al-Mada radio.
The FPM leader, who is abroad, also rejected what he called "change of democratic principles on which relations between parties and the premiership are based."
"Attacks on such principles puts us in front of an impossible attempt" to form a government, Aoun said.
He called for the immediate resignation of all ministers representing the FPM in any cabinet proposed by Hariri.
In answering a question about Hariri”s announcement that he proposed a balanced cabinet, the FPM leader said: "Harmony within a government team comes when we all respect the Constitution and laws."
He expressed belief that President Michel Suleiman will not sign a decree on cabinet formation.