Hariri Refusal To Govern Is A Power Gimmick
Saad Hariri is wary of heading a volatile crowd now. He does not want to be responsible for any hiccups that the new government might be planning to give the already disgruntled Lebanese.
Hariri has therefore struck his name off the list of prospective candidates to run the new government.
Political analysts believe that this sudden announcement might come as a blow to President Michel Aoun, Hezbollah and the Amal Movement, who were together pinning their hopes on having Hariri’s support to help establish a techno-political administration in Lebanon.
The whole country is running into its 41st day of protest against the political elite and it is clear that it does not want any representation from this lot of people it considers corrupt and self-serving. Rioting has been reported in Beirut between anti-government demonstrators and Hezbollah and Amal supporters.
Off-world powers, Russia has shown great support for the civil disobedience movement in Lebanon and the UN has urged for ‘intensive national-level dialogue.’
In a desperate move to save his face and not side with corruption anymore, Hariri has reportedly said, “sticking to the rule ‘not me, but someone else’ to form a government that meets the aspirations of young men and women. The state of chronic denial seemed to use my positions and proposals of solutions as a pretext to continue its intransigence and maneuvers and its refusal to listen to the people’s voices and their rightful demands.”
Hariri’s regime has lasted almost 30 years. But whether the Lebanese people will really get him out of the seat of power is difficult to say. Political analysts still feel that the way he has ruled over the country, over so many years and embezzled public funds, his resignation could just be a cool off.
A new anti-corruption agenda could mean his intent to install himself within the political institutions – whether he comes back as PM with his own hand-picked cabinet, or is dispatched to the darkness of opposition.
Hariri has therefore struck his name off the list of prospective candidates to run the new government.
Political analysts believe that this sudden announcement might come as a blow to President Michel Aoun, Hezbollah and the Amal Movement, who were together pinning their hopes on having Hariri’s support to help establish a techno-political administration in Lebanon.
The whole country is running into its 41st day of protest against the political elite and it is clear that it does not want any representation from this lot of people it considers corrupt and self-serving. Rioting has been reported in Beirut between anti-government demonstrators and Hezbollah and Amal supporters.
Off-world powers, Russia has shown great support for the civil disobedience movement in Lebanon and the UN has urged for ‘intensive national-level dialogue.’
In a desperate move to save his face and not side with corruption anymore, Hariri has reportedly said, “sticking to the rule ‘not me, but someone else’ to form a government that meets the aspirations of young men and women. The state of chronic denial seemed to use my positions and proposals of solutions as a pretext to continue its intransigence and maneuvers and its refusal to listen to the people’s voices and their rightful demands.”
Hariri’s regime has lasted almost 30 years. But whether the Lebanese people will really get him out of the seat of power is difficult to say. Political analysts still feel that the way he has ruled over the country, over so many years and embezzled public funds, his resignation could just be a cool off.
A new anti-corruption agenda could mean his intent to install himself within the political institutions – whether he comes back as PM with his own hand-picked cabinet, or is dispatched to the darkness of opposition.
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