Mikati: It is shameful to hold the government responsible for prolonging the presidential vacuum in Lebanon

The head of the caretaker government in Lebanon, Najib Mikati, confirmed today, Wednesday, that it is shameful to portray as if the government is responsible for prolonging the presidential vacuum and delaying the completion of this merit.

Mikati said, in an intervention during the cabinet session that took place today, that "the current government, from its constitutional position as a caretaker government, is not about to replace the president of the republic or to consider that the country can continue without a president."

He stressed that the presidential election must be completed as quickly as possible, as it is a mandatory entry point for the regular work of constitutional institutions, and also an entry point for forming a government with full powers in accordance with the rules of the constitution.

He added: "I am not about to enter into useless debates, or to slip into responding to what was said of sectarian rhetoric and evoking concerns and addresses that do not exist at all except in the delusions of some, and the ministers represent all the Lebanese, and it is shameful for anyone to question the patriotism and affiliation of any minister and his position." And his entity, every minister has his position within his sect and his credit within the country.

And he considered that "today's session is a response to a national duty and assuming the national, constitutional, moral and legal responsibility to meet the people's urgent needs in electricity and to take proactive and precautionary steps to protect the food security of the Lebanese in a loaf of bread by securing the necessary funds for wheat, flour and other addresses and living and health needs that cannot be postponed or postponed." Political malice and bitterness, and before anything else, it is not permissible to cover it with titles of sectarian and sectarian tension for narrow political ends.

Mikati said, "This session, the one that preceded it, and any government action in the future will be in line with the logic of the constitution and the preservation of partnership and the charter, and it is not at all a challenge or provocation to any party."

He added, "From my position as prime minister, and at this current and delicate moment in which Lebanon is floundering with crises, which almost represent an existential threat to Lebanon, I will not listen to the prejudiced voices emanating from here and there."

He emphasized that "the cabinet session takes place in its natural context, because there are basic issues that need to be held for a cabinet session to be resolved, which is impossible outside the known constitutional frameworks, or by innovations that were adopted during the war phase to conduct state affairs in light of the division that prevailed."

Mikati said: "We are in a daily challenge to address urgent issues and people's demands that do not wait for anyone's mood or political bets, and today's session, like the previous session, is more than urgent, and it is unfair and irresponsible to delude the Lebanese with incorrect matters, and to manipulate their sectarian and sectarian instincts for ends that are no longer hidden from the public." nobody".

Today, the Lebanese Council of Ministers held its second session, after the presidential vacancy, to discuss a number of draft laws and decrees, the most important of which is related to securing electricity.

The session began after securing a quorum, with the attendance of two-thirds of the 24 ministers.

The session’s agenda includes eight draft laws and decrees, the most prominent of which are related to securing fuel oil and securing gasoil for the benefit of the Electricité du Liban Corporation.

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