FPM leader urges PM-designate to take his time in cabinet formation process

The head of the Change and Reform parliamentary bloc MP Michel Aoun declared that the conditions for the cabinet formation are not yet available and called Prime Minister-Designate Najib Miqati to take his time in the process, saying that he should not be given any deadlines in this issue.

In a chat with journalists following a meeting with Faisal Karami, the son of former Prime Minister Omar Karami, Aoun stressed that he does not have demands, only rights. “If the government was formed, you won’t know the reasons of the delay. But if it wasn’t formed, you will know.”

Commenting on the premier-designate's statements that he will not give up in the formation, Aoun said: "His war is with himself."

Addressing media reports that President Michel Sleiman is still insisting on maintaining the Interior and Defense Ministries, he stated: "Review the constitution. Rights are not opinions, but written words. I always speak based on the written word, which I respect. They are violating my rights and those launching the aggression should make concessions."