PM-designate Saad Hariri met Lebanese president Michel Aoun at the Baabda Palace
The meeting was very short , ended in nearly 20 minutes
Aoun reportedly presented to Hariri a cabinet lineup containing a blocking one-third-plus- in the cabinet for his political group.
The meeting was ended because Aoun insisted on getting a blocking one-third-plus- in the cabinet for his political group which Hariri called unconstitutional .
Lebanon remains without a government .
Hariri said he will disclose publicly the cabinet lineup he presented to Aoun over 100 days ago
The exchange rate for the Lebanese pound crashed against the US dollar on the black market as soon as Hariri announced that n o deal could be reached with Aoun over the cabinet
There was a high expectation that Hariri and Aoun will be able to form a cabinet today . For this reason the exchange rate for the Lebanese Lira improved the last few days .
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Europe must take action as Lebanon collapses , adding that he would press EU foreign ministers meeting on Monday to discuss solutions to the economic and political crisis in Beirut.
Paris has spearheaded international efforts to rescue the former French protectorate from its deepest crisis since the 1975-1990 civil war, but after seven months has failed so far to persuade squabbling politicians to adopt a reform roadmap or form a new government to unlock international aid.
Hariri’s cabinet line up
As promised Hariri distributed to the media the line up he presented to Aoun over 100 days ago
Finance : Youssef Khalil
Health: Dr Firas Al Abyad
Social Affairs and Environment: Nasser Yassin
Justice : Lubna Maskaoui
Labor : Maya Canaan
Public works and transport: Ibrahim Shahrour
Administrative Development and Tourism: Murtada Jihad
External affairs and agriculture : Rabie Narsh
Defense: Antoine Klimos
Culture: Fadia Kiwan
Education: Abdou Gerges
Youth, Sports and Media: Walid Nassar
Economy: Saadeh Al-Shami
Energy and water: Joe Sadi
Interior and Municipalities: Ziyad Abu Haidar
Communications: Fadi Samaha
Industry and Displacement: Karpet Solikhanian
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