Al Mustaqbal
Future Movement MPs: Mikati does not have the power to resign, fall of government does not mean end of world
Future Movement officials think that Prime Minister Najib Mikati arrived to his post via a political decision from Syria and Hezbollah and consequently cannot be the one to decide whether or not he will resign. They noted that his allies would not allow him to be proactive and that Mikati is the one who brought this upon himself because he knew that this day would come where he has to make a decision regarding the international tribunal.
The lawmakers stress that the fall of the government does not mean the end of the world, assuring that talks of civil strife are baseless.
Movement MP Ahmad Fatfat said that Mikati's step to resign if Cabinet fails to fund the international tribunal is a maneuver. He told Voice of Lebanon radio station that Mikati came to power via a political decision from Syria and Hezbollah and he consequently does not have the power to decide to quit.
Al-Hayat
Betting on Berri's efforts to finance the court and avoid Mikati's resignation.
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri attempted to ease the political crisis as a result of Prime Minister Najib Mikati's hint that he would resign if the Cabinet fails to fund the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. The topic is scheduled to be discussed next Wednesday. His remarks were met with the head of the Change and Reform bloc MP Michel Aoun’s comments that his ministers would boycott if their agenda is not put before the funding issue.
Berri said the solution does not lie in resignation but in continuing to search for a solution with dialogue, adding that experiences have proven that no one can have power or the right to veto national resolutions.
Berri's speech came after Mikati left Beirut heading to Rome on a vacation where he is scheduled to meet Pope Benedict XVI in the Vatican, hoping to find a way out of funding the international tribunal before Wednesday's session which is expected to be canceled in a bid to avoid the fall of the government.
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