The conflict within the Lebanese government surfaced again and questions are being raised about the ability of its components to maintain minimum cohesion in dealing with thorny issues, and about the steadfastness of the presidential compromise between the Free Patriotic Movement (of President Michel Aoun) and its allies, and al-Mustaqbal Movement (of PM Saad Hariri), the pan-Arab al-Hayat daily reported Saturday.
The two sides exchanged violent campaigns recently. Leader of the Free Patriotic Movement and Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil accused the Brussels conference on the Syrian refugees - which Hariri led a delegation to- of financing the survival of the displaced in their host countries.
In a speech commemorating the March 14 anniversary, Bassil hinted at “toppling” the government when addressing controversial issues, said the daily.
“It is either the refugees’ return or the government, or the expulsion of corruption from the cabinet table or no government, either zero electricity deficit or zero government or no government,” Bassil said.