Report: Berri Says Won't Go into War on Hariri's Behalf
Speaker Nabih Berri stressed on Friday that he will not go into a war on behalf of the al-Mustaqbal Movement leader ex-PM Saad Hariri and that the latter must “shoulder the responsibility”, al-Akhbar daily reported on Friday.
“Although Berri supports Hariri, but he believes that the government is his responsibility. We will not go into a war on his behalf,” sources close to Berri quoted him as saying.
“The battle is that of Mustaqbal and Hariri should shoulder the responsibility,” added the sources.
“There is no doubt that Mustaqbal is currently confused and is exerting efforts to resolve the crisis,” they added.
Berri had backed a suggestion announced in August by Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah where he said that Hizbullah does not mind the appointment of Hariri as premier in return for the election of MP Michel Aoun as president and the re-election of Berri as parliament speaker.
Hariri, who is close to Saudi Arabia, launched an initiative in late 2015 to nominate Marada Movement leader Suleiman Franjieh for the presidency but his proposal was met with reservations from the country's main Christian parties as well as Hizbullah.
The supporters of Aoun's presidential bid argue that he is more eligible than Franjieh to become president due to the size of his parliamentary bloc and his bigger influence in the Christian community.
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