Lebanon's PM- designate: gov't not to be formed on majority, minority basis


(MENAFN) Lebanese prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri said that the formation of the government is near, highlighting that the importance of respecting consensus between most components and parties due to the diversity and pluralism in Lebanon.

He said that "a government cannot be formed on the basis of majority and minority. We tried this in the past and we did not succeed. This is why consensus is the only solution in the country. "

Addressing Lebanese students at the IE Business School in Madri, he said that "my role as Prime Minister-designate is to bring all parties together despite all existing political disputes that we have to put aside and focus on our work to improve the country and develop the various sectors.

"If we go back to the near past, we find that when we put our disputes aside, we succeed in attaining several achievements that serve the interest of Lebanon and the citizens. But we cannot succeed in this unless we start combating corruption affectively," he added.


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