Sakr: If opposition is granted obstructing third, we will have to contact Syria daily

“If we grant the opposition the obstructing-third vote in the new cabinet, then we will have to contact Syria daily,â€_ Lebanon First bloc MP Okab Sakr said on Saturday, adding that President Michel Sleiman will be granted the swaying vote in the government. In an interview with the Free Lebanon radio station, Sakr said that the people are not ready to embrace the new approach of “opennessâ€_ that followed significant regional rapprochements, a reference to the recent Saudi-Syrian one. He also said that the Lebanese are not convinced with the readings provided by some political leaders, something which he said “only increases tensions.â€_ On the new cabinet formation, the MP said that Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri maintains “secrecy of discussions over the cabinet formulas,â€_ noting that... [read full story]                    

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