Lebanese Ministry of Information
Caretaker Minister of Information, Ziad Al-Makary, received in his office at the ministry, a delegation from the management of the “Sada For Press” website.
Talks during the meeting touched on the issue of the presidential elections and the formation of the government, where Al-Makary stressed “the need to finalize these two entitlements as soon as possible, for the country cannot bear a new phase of political escalation following the president’s term completion at the end of this month.”
In this connection, he pointed out that “the Head of the Marada Movement, Sleiman Franjieh, has not announced his candidacy yet, for fear that this announcement will cause more friction, especially since Franjieh is open to everyone and is consensual par excellence, while at the same time having a clear national line and rejecting any blackmail or bargaining for the presidential seat.”
Al-Makary expressed his hope that “the efforts will bring the positions closer and yield a government capable of taking charge of matters so that those concerned will succeed in bringing the presidential elections to a point of understanding, electing a president of the republic, and then forming a new government that keeps pace with the beginning of the new mandate.”
Regarding the media, he stressed the need to resolve many issues in order to achieve some stability in this sector, especially at the level of electronic media.
NNA
