Hezbollah: We demand a cabinet that serves people not politicians

As Lebanon struggles on through its long-drawn-out political stalemate, Hezbollah says it demands formation of a cabinet of ministers that serves the country’s people rather than its politicians.

Chairman of the Lebanese resistance movement’s Political Council, Ibrahim Amine al-Sayyed made the remarks on Saturday, reported Lebanon’s al-Ahed news website.

It is the trouble-ridden country’s public that should benefit from such a cabinet, instead of its political elite, he noted.

“Hezbollah tries its utmost to end the humiliation and insult against the people, and does not begrudge any effort towards this purpose,” the official noted.

Foreign intervention and disagreement among Lebanon’s political camps have been preventing one caretaker government after another from paving the way for the formation of an official cabinet.

Interim Prime Minister Saad Hariri was the last one to stop short of the goal, submitting his resignation earlier this month.

Hariri cited differences with President Michel Aoun as the reason behind his decision. Observers, however, cite the influence of several foreign countries and their efforts to maneuver Lebanon in line with their interests as the actual factor behind the country’s political deadlock.

As cases in point, they name Saudi Arabia, where Hariri has been borne, France, Lebanon’s former colonial power, and the United States, which has historically been trying to have Beirut serve the Israeli regime’s interests.

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