Lebanon .. Stay tuned in the street after Khatib's nomination to head a "technocratic" government

Activists in the Lebanese Popular Movement have expressed their commitment to form a government of independent competencies, in light of the atmosphere of anticipation after the Lebanese presidency set the date of binding consultations to assign a prime minister and put the name of businessman Samir Khatib for this position.

Lebanese security forces reopened most of the roads that protesters had blocked at night after the Lebanese presidency announced the launch of binding parliamentary consultations next Monday. A road linking Beirut and the eastern Bekaa region remains partially closed.

Participants in the protests reject the form of the government at hand, and demand a mini-transitional government of independent competencies unrelated to political forces.

The group said "October 17 Revolution" it plans to close roads starting Thursday morning, and work to close institutions from banks, municipalities, schools and telecommunications companies.

"Civil disobedience continues until all demands are met to topple President Michel Aoun and to form a technocratic government without parties," the group said in a statement.

Warning of repression
In the same context, called the "civil rights" to the right of the internal security forces to "enforce the law and not to suppress peaceful demonstrators," in response to a statement by the security forces in which warned of blocking roads.

"We are surprised by the statement issued by the internal security forces, which considered that blocking roads is against the law, where local and international organizations have stressed on more than one occasion that blocking roads is a peaceful and legitimate method of protest," the association said.

Since October 17, Lebanon has witnessed unprecedented popular protests that began against the backdrop of living demands and evolved to demand the departure of the political elite without exception.

Since Saad Hariri's government resigned on October 29 under protests, protesters have been demanding the formation of a non-political government capable of dealing with the political and economic situation, amid Lebanon's worst economic crisis since the 1975-1990 civil war.

The Lebanese presidency on Monday set a date for conducting binding parliamentary consultations to name a new prime minister, which is supposed to be a mixture of politicians and independent competencies.

Al-Jazeera correspondent quoted a leader in the Future Movement - led by Saad Hariri - confirmed that the current bloc in parliament will name businessman Samir al-Khatib to take office.