Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati has announced his resignation today after the Hezbollah-dominated cabinet continued to block his attempts to set up a supervisory body to prepare for the next election.
Much of the Hezbollah-led government has resisted calls from the opposition to agree on specifics for the new election law, and though a PM resignation usually precipitates early elections it might actually delay them in this case, as the two sides continue to bicker on the specifics and nothing gets done.
Only Monday Mikati had expressed confidence that a deal on the elections was close, and had even been quoted by some local media outlets as saying the deal was effectively completed. It is unclear exactly what changed between then and now.
Mikati formed his government in January of 2011, after the March 14 bloc of Saad Hariri lost its majority. He has urged both March 14 and his own March 8 bloc to agree to a unity government for the lead-up to the next election, saying it is vital for the two blocs to end the harsh rhetoric in the face of the “regional fires,” likely referring to a Syrian Civil War that is increasingly being fought in Lebanese border towns as well. So far, the two blocs seem far apart, and such a deal would be hard to envision, even for a brief caretaker government.
Look: Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, the Balkan" Yugoslavia" all are the bridge for EU and USA militarism regimes hegemony wanting to rule the world.., militarizing, occupying the named countries is the Hillary Clinton, Madeline Albright, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and now Barack Hussein Obama dream.., for last 60 years they are at war for one thing and one thing only.., to conquer the areas yet nothing is accomplished, a non democratic, a puppet mafia regime is in place in Kosovo, and nations are divided.., Iraq is ruined and many, many life is taken by English, French, American.., the chemical war bombs destroying Iraqi life's as we speak., Afghanistan has been torturous and killing spree by NATO, Pakistani people are killed by USA made drone and now Syria. For last 60 years what is called western civilization created and presented nothing but a non civilized and a non democratic regimes.., having said that.., bring us to believe that west still struggling to prove to the world that is not civilized nor democratic.
Exactly. Regardless of what the western media may say and regarldess of whatever means of psychological control and manipulation they may use, the world is coming to the realization that the real barbaric nationss all along have been western countries.
Without Hezbollah surely Lebanon would still be enslaved by Empire USA Israel. Let Hezbollah have it’s way and be grateful for their self-sacrifice.