Chinanews, July 16th, a comprehensive report, Lebanon’s prime minister-designate Hariri took over the challenge of forming a new cabinet nine months ago, but on the 15th local time, he said he could not complete it and announced his resignation, which might make Lebanon domestic The situation has plunged into a deeper crisis.
According to reports, Hariri submitted a new list of government ministers to President Aoun on the 14th, but there were differences of opinion between the two sides.
After the talks, Hariri said that the president’s position on the issue of cabinet formation has not changed, and requested a “substantial” revision of the ministerial list, which he could not agree to.
Hariri said that he had offered to spend more time to complete the cabinet formation, but the president said that he "cannot agree."
A fatal explosion occurred in the port of Beirut in August 2020, forcing the then cabinet to resign collectively.
In October 2020, Hariri was authorized to form a new government.
However, due to disagreements with President Aoun on issues such as the number of ministers in the new government, the selection of candidates, and the distribution of important ministerial positions, Hariri has not completed the formation of a cabinet.
The report pointed out that Hariri's statement that day brought the political process back to its original point, and the risk of changes in the political situation will obviously continue for several months.
At present, Aoun must call on Congress to elect a new prime minister-designate. This prime minister will be given the important task of organizing another new cabinet, and the new cabinet must also be approved by the president and political factions.