Government Formation Takes Backseat to Regional Developments

No progress will be reached in the government formation for before ten days due to the regional developments and numerous diplomatic visits to Lebanon and the region, a concerned source told al-Jumhuriya newspaper in remarks published on Friday.

President Michel Suleiman’s circles meanwhile noted that there are no new developments in the consultations in the government formation.

Prime Minister-designate Najib Miqati’s sources stated that the consultations are ongoing, but at a slow pace, reported the newspaper.

They added that Speaker Nabih Berri, Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat, and the speaker and Hizubllah chief’s advisors’ efforts to form a Cabinet are ongoing.