Every 4 deputies have a non-partisan minister

Gabriel Murad wrote in Nidaa Al Watan: According to the specific program, President-designate Nawaf Salam will meet with the political blocs and independent representatives to ask them about their directions in a government of 24 ministers, consisting of specialists, in which the prosecution and the ministry will be separated, which is what Salam agreed upon with the President of the Republic. Joseph Aoun.

Consequently, the political blocs and parties are now in an atmosphere of proposing figures, other than representatives, in which they see the specifications required for the ministry, which the Covenant wants to be a government of action, not strife and disagreements, to implement its ministerial statement starting from the oath speech and what the president-designate expressed in his speech yesterday from Baabda.

As for its sectarian distribution, it is as follows: 5 Maronite ministers, 5 Sunni ministers, 5 Shiite ministers, 2 Druze ministers, 3 Greek Orthodox ministers, 2 Greek Catholic ministers, and 2 Armenian ministers. Amid information about seeking to represent Christian minorities, the Orthodox Armenians get one portfolio, and the second goes to the minorities.
Information indicates that Arab and European countries are ready to sign cooperation agreements with the Lebanese government, the first of which is the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which will be the first stop for the President of the Republic, and not the least of which is Italy, whose Foreign Minister came to congratulate a few days ago, and then communicated with Baabda, confirming the intention to cooperate, or Greece, which directed… An official invitation from the President of the Republic. Therefore, embarking on this path requires a fully-fledged government.
According to the information, the representation rule that he worked on in previous governments will remain in effect in the new government, which is the equation of one minister for every 4 representatives. If the parliamentary consultations result that the portfolio of money remains with the Shiite community, there is no objection to that, as long as the person with the expertise and good conduct for it is chosen from non-partisans. There is no exclusion or exclusion of anyone, as long as a basic standard is respected, related to the new mentality required for work, based on productivity and involvement in the path of effective institutions, in accordance with the provisions of the constitution and the law, not favoritism and sharing.