Cabinet: Elections Security and No Appointments
Cabinet on Friday failed to deal with administrative appointments linked to the parliamentary elections but agreed to prioritize the issue of security on the eve of the parliamentary elections.
The issue of appointments wasn”t even discussed, according to Information Minister Tareq Mitri.
An Nahar daily said Saturday that President Michel Suleiman asked Minister of Administrative Reform Ibrahim Shamseddine to postpone discussion of the subject so that all appointments, including Constitutional Council membership, are carried out in a single basket.
Several ministers told al-Liwaa newspaper at the end of the cabinet meeting held at Baabda palace that there were no intentions to make the appointments.
The ministers also ruled out holding a cabinet session next week because of Suleiman”s scheduled three-day visit to Britain.
Tourism Minister Elie Marouni told LBC on Saturday that until now there has been no suggestion of names for administrative appointments. He added that he didn”t expect a session for appointments next week because of the president”s planned trip abroad.
The government, however, stressed the need to adopt strict security measures on the eve of the June 7 elections.