BEIRUT: A demand by so-called independent Sunni MPs for representation in the new Cabinet is impossible to meet and is intended to obstruct the formation, the Future Movement’s parliamentary bloc said Tuesday, in a strong rebuff to Hezbollah’s support for this demand.
This comes as Maronite Patriarch Beshara Rai sent a message to Hezbollah, urging the party to help in eliminating obstacles facing the Cabinet formation process, which has entered its sixth month of deadlock.
Rai’s appeal came a day after he implicitly blamed Hezbollah for the Cabinet formation deadlock, over its support for the representation of Sunni MPs not affiliated with the Future Movement.
A national unity government embracing all the main political parties appeared ready to be announced late last month after the last major hurdle over the Lebanese Forces’ representation had been resolved.