of the majority and the opposition
"I presented President Michel Suleiman with a national unity cabinet lineup of 30 ministers based on the 15-10-5 formula," Hariri said following his talks with Suleiman in Beiteddine.
“The formula takes into consideration the sectarian balance in the country and respects the results of the June 7 parliamentary elections,” Hairiri said.
Even though the proposed line -up was not made public Al Liwaa newspaper was able to obtain through its sources the following line-up:
1 - Sunnis : 6
Saad Hariri, Prime minister . Almustaqbal
Mohammad Safadi, minister of the economy.
Raya Haffar al-Hassan, minister of of Finance.
Ghaleb Mahmassani, Minister of State( share of the President of the Republic )
Minister of Justice ( name unknown) .
Minister of information ( name unknown) , but the name of Ammar Houry was mentioned as a possibility
2 - Shiites: 6
Yassin Jaber of minister of Foreign Affairs. Amal
Mohammed Jawad Khalifa minister of Health. Amal
Ali Abdullah, Minister of Agriculture. Amal
Mohammed Fneish Minister of industry. Hezbollah
Hussein Haj Hassan Youth and Sport. Hezbollah
Adnan al Sayyed Hussein, Minister of State of the share of the President.
3 - Druze: 3
Ghazi Aridi minister of communications. PSP
Wael Abu Faour minister of the displaced. PSP
Akram Shehayyeb , Minister of State. PSP
4 - Maronites: 6
Joe Sarkis minister of the environment. Lebanese Forces
Ziad Baroud of the Interior. share of the President.
Alain Aoun minister of public works. Change & Reform
Farid al-Khazen of minister of Education. Change & Reform
Vera Yammin minister of Administrative Development. Marada
Sami Gemayel minister of Social Affairs. Kataeb
5 - Orthodox: 4
Elias Murr, minister defense and deputy prime minister. share of the President.
Imad Wakim , minister of energy. Lebanese Forces
a person for from al Malouf family representing Zahle in our heart bloc .
And a fourth unknown person.
6 - Catholics: 3
Edgar Maalouf minister of public works. Change & Reform
Catholic woman as part of the share of the President.
Catholic Minister of Lebanon first loc .
7 - Armenian: 2
Hagop Bukradonian minister of labor ( Tashnaq party ) Change & Reform
Jean Ogassbian most likely as Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs
The opposition Follow-up Committee held a meeting last night at the house of caretaker Minister Gebran Bassil in Rabiya, in which Hajj Hussein Khalil of Hezbollah and MP Ali Hassan Khalil of Amal participated . The 3 decided to visit this Tuesday morning the president at the Beiteddine palace to voice their rejection of the proposed cabinet line-up
The new Cabinet line-up received good support from Hariri's allies, particularly Druze leader Walid Jumblatt, LF chief Samir Geagea and Phalange Party leader Amin Gemayel.
"The president said he would study the proposal according to constitutional principles and decide whether to sign the decree. I await his final answer." Hariri told reporters
According to the an Nahar newspaper the president will take his time to study the line-up and he may accept it , reject it or modify it .
As expected FPM leader general Michel Aoun is unhappy over the line-up and said following the announcement by Hariri , “From what we heard today, it seems Mr. Saad Hariri does not want to form the cabinet but rather, is trifling with the ministerial line-up according to his mood.”He added : No leader has the right to nominate ministers from a different party other than their own, because doing so breaches basic democratic principles.”
Aoun stressed his belief that President Michel Sleiman would not sign the government decree based on Hariri’s line-up and ordered all the FPM ministers to quit as soon as the president issues a decree confirming the cabinet line-up.
It appears Aoun will remain the main obstacle facing the cabinet formation and if this line-up is not approved as is or after modification by the president, Lebanon won’t have a cabinet anytime soon
Tuesday
11:57pm Hariri hosted an Iftar in honor of the French Ambassador to Lebanon
11:46pm Houry: Free Patriotic Movement, knoew in advance that the portfolios they will be given
10:50pm Majdalani: For the first time in Lebanon the government is being formed according to the Lebanese constitution
10:33pm Minister Aridi returned from Saudi Arabia on a private jet
9:25pm Jumblatt reconfirmed during an interview in Ain Zhalta that he is still part of the majority and an ally of Hariri
8:26pm MP George Adwan told "MTV:" We paid dearly to prevent the resettlement of the Palestinians and we all know that Lebanon has a special composition that is opposed to the naturalization ( of Palestinians ) and this issue does not affect the Christians only
8:18pm Alain Aoun of "or TV": the essence of the problem has not been solved and we seem to be heading for more obstructions. A government of national unity cannot be formed through the logic of challenge
08:04pm Williams : I am confident that the president is looking seriously at the cabinet line up presented by Hariri
7:40 pm Al-Manar: the opposition will hold a meeting on Tuesday night at the residence of Hajj Hussein Khalil, Political Adviser to Hezbollah's Secretary General
7:35 pm Jumblatt refuted a report published in Tuesday’s As-Safir newspaper stating that Jumblatt was willing exchange with FMP the Telecommunications Ministry for the ministry of public works. Jumblatt asserted that until now, he did not know himself which of the proposed cabinet portfolios were given to PSP.
07:24pm Mario Aoun: we are heading to a government crisis that might last forever
05:00pm Robert Fisk : Lebanese Madoff , salah ezzedine declared bankruptcy after a $200,000 check for Hezbollah bounced
04:04 pm The United Nations-backed commission serving as the ultimate arbiter of the Afghan elections announced Tuesday that it had found “clear and convincing evidence of fraud” in a number of polling stations and ordered a partial recount ...
04:00pm : Hezbollah's Sheikh Naim Qassem: " the experience of a national unity government after the Doha agreement is a success because it brought stability to the country "
3:39pm The ministry of communication transferred $110 million to the treasury
3:36 pm Ahmad Al Asaad : The majority should form the cabinet and govern the country , otherwise why did we hold an election ?
03:14pm Speaker Berri is currently meeting the Saudi ambassador to Lebanon in Ain el Tinah
2:25 pm In a speech that drew fire even before he delivered it, President Barack Obama will tell the US schoolchildren today he expects "great things from each of you."
2:21pm Aoun's OTV": President Suleiman does not intend to sign the decree of the government line-up as presented by Hariri
2:15pm Al-Mustaqbal bloc: Cabinet formation gives a new hope for the Lebanese.
2;00 pm Kraft Foods Inc.'s 10.2 billion- pound ($16.7 billion) bid for Cadbury Plc may be a sign that Europe's frozen takeover market is beginning to thaw after the slowest August in five years
1:56 pm Gemayel : What I read in the newspapers this morning surprised me since the cabinet line-up is not in accordance with what I was told by Hariri especially with regards to the Kataeb portfolios
1 :49pm caretaker minister Khalife : the number of swine flue cases in Lebanon has risen to 795 including 2 deaths
1:05pm Caretaker PM Fouad Siniora presides over Future bloc meeting in Qoreitem.
12:59 MP Saqr : March 8 has to accept the proposal of Hariri subject to changes in names or ministers
12:50 caretaker PM Siniora: what Hariri did yesterday is completely within his constitutional authority
12:45pm Abou Faour after meeting the president in Beiteddine: We understand what Hariri did since he did his duty. But we ask why the rejection by the opposition came so fast ? and why don't we discuss the Hariri proposal ?
12:26pm Amal MP Ali Hassan Khalil says President Suleiman will have “major and positive” role regarding cabinet formation
12:25pm caretaker minister Safadi: There have been clear attempts recently to undermine the Presidency of the Republic, sometimes in form and sometimes in content
12:03pm MP Ahmad Karami: Hariri acted within his authority and in accordance with the constitution . The objections and reservations expressed so far are strictly political
11:50pm Bassil from Beiteddine: We informed the president about our rejection in both form and substance of the cabinet line-up that was imposed by Hariri
11:47 caretaker minister Arslan after meeting with President Suleiman: We have informed the president about the position of the opposition which rejects the line-up that was put forward by Hariri and he has the wisdom to act as required
11:44 "LBC" presidential sources: Suleiman has reservations until this moment over giving his opinion on the proposed government line-up and he will not sign off on any issue that is extremist in nature and could create division within the country
11:40 President Suleiman is meeting caretaker minister Abu Faour after having met with Arslan
11;00 Reuters ; A suicide car bomber blew up his vehicle outside a NATO military base at Kabul's main airport on Tuesday killing at least two civilians,
10:20 Zahle MP Oqab Saqr told LBC: Statements made by some opposition members are aimed at obstructing cabinet formation.
11:15 Caretaker PM Fouad Siniora: Hariri’s move was within his full authorities. I am in continuous contact with the president and I will visit him in the next couple of days.
11:00 As Safir: Jumblatt said that Hariri suggested the “reshuffling of portfolios” to look for a way out of the stalemate, because “apparently part of the problem lies with allocating the sovereign ministries.”
11:02 Minister Ibrahim Najjar told Future News: Hariri’s line-up is based on Constitutional norms. The president has no specified time frame to reply to Hariri’s proposal.
10:52 Former PM Najib Miqati: Hariri’s move should be dealt with based on constitutional norms.
10:40 President Suleiman is meeting with opposition delegation, including Amal MP Ali Hassan Khalil, Hezbollah political adviser Hajj Hussein Khalil and Telecom Minister Gebran Bassil in Beiteddine
An-Nahar newspaper: President Michel Suleiman said that he “wants to save Lebanon,” emphasizing the necessity of forming a “balanced cabinet,” since an “extremist government” would instigate a crisis, “which would in turn make way for foreign interference.”
09:20 During an Iftar speech last night Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah rejected the prime minister-designate 's proposed cabinet line-up:"I don't think that the method employed today takes Lebanon out of the government formation crisis. On the contrary, it further complicates the problem," he said
9:10 Caretaker Social Affairs Minister Mario Aoun told VOL: Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri has created a “cabinet-crisis” by presenting the cabinet line-up to President Michel Suleiman without the approval of the opposition with the purpose of a “graceful exit,” in which he would step down from his post.
8:30 MP Ahmed Fatfat told VOL: Hariri performed his constitutional duty. It is now up to the president to accept the line-up or reject it.
7:35 MP Antoine Saad told VOL: The cabinet line-up includes all blocs and is based on the 15-10-5 formula. There are internal as well as external obstacles to the government formation.
7:30 Caretaker Minister Elie Marouni told VOL: Hariri proposed a harmonious cabinet that includes all parties. I believe the president won’t approve the line-up following the opposition’s rejection.
07:29 Jumblatt sent Aridi to Riyadh , Saudi Arabia on a quick working visit
07:16 Abu Jamra: Saad Hariri is the one who chose the minister and should be held responsible
06:57 "al Akhbar ": Berri promised Kanaan the chairmanship of the Finance and Budget Committee in the Parliament
06:41 Riffi and Hassan in Saudi Arabia on a security related visit
06:26 "al Akhbar " published the cabinet line-up as proposed by Hariri
06:17 visitors to Presidential palace : Suleiman is not acting as if he is bound to sign the decree on the proposed line-up
05:59 "As Safir": Jumblatt is ready to give up the ministry of communications if he could keep the ministry of public works
05:48 Jumblatt: Hariri felt he was wasting his time and proposed the re-distribution of portfolios
05:39 the opposition Follow-up Committee held a meeting last night at the house of caretaker Minister, Gebran Bassil, in Rabiya, in which Hajj Hussein Khalil and MP Ali Hassan Khalil participated . The 3 decided to visit this Tuesday morning the president at the Beiteddine palace to voice their rejection of the proposed cabinet line-up
05:30 sources of PM designate : if the President won’t sign off on the cabinet line- up then Hariri is expected to quit
Monday
10:45pm OTV: the opposition is meeting at Gebran Bassil's house to discuss its response to the cabinet line-up that was proposed by Hariri
10:00pm The Saudi ambassador returned to Lebanon
9:30pm Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri said that he presented the cabinet line-up to President Michel Sleiman “out of responsibility for the Lebanese people,” adding, “we have lost 70 days, time during which we could have implemented many projects,” and stressing that Suleiman has “the constitutional right to either accept or reject the cabinet line-up.”
8:00pm LBC TV : Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri voiced “discomfort” over the way the cabinet line-up was presented to President Michel Suleiman. His sources pointed out the opposition will meet after Hezbollah speech to respond to the cabinet line-up
7:50pm Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblatt told Al-Manar TV that he was satisfied with the cabinet formula proposed by PM-designate Saad Hariri
7:40pm Almanar based on majority sources: The cabinet line-up gives FPM The ministries of Education, labor and industry and names Gebran Bassil as minister of state without portfolio
7:00pm Change and Reform bloc issued a statement in which it stated that it “refused Hariri’s step in both its form and its content,” and also called for all ministers that were proposed for participation in the upcoming cabinet to announce their immediate rejection of its line-up.
