Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri has said that the problems facing the formation of the government are fabricated by all those who put obstacles in its way.
In remarks to reporters following al-Mustaqbal parliamentary bloc’s meeting at the Center House in Beirut, Hariri stressed that he received the votes of 112 deputies to form a national consensus government.
He said: “I am not with a majority government. On the contrary, the consensus we obtained and the compromise we made is to have all the parties in the government, and we all bear the responsibility of what happens in the country.”
“Or else we would be neglecting an important issue that allowed us to carry out the elections, the electoral law and CEDRE and Rome conferences. Thus, we would be losing our credibility.”
Hariri rejected criticism that President Michel Aoun is demanding a majority government, asserting that the only criterion for him is the national partnership and national accord.
As for the obstructing parties, Hariri said that the parties he supports may be among those hindering the formation, “but they have rightful demands.”
Stressing that no side has pressured him to make a decision, he said: “If some want to hold me responsible, the Lebanese people know who is actually responsible for the obstruction.”
As for the anticipated meeting with Caretaker Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil, Hariri said: “We didn’t have the chance to meet yet.”
