Ain Al-Tineh Responds to Gibran Bassil's Remarks: We Will Not Comment!

The positions of the head of the Strong Lebanon Bloc, Deputy Gibran Bassil, and his hint at not recognizing the government during the presidential vacancy have plunged the country back into crisis. In response to this discourse, there is a serious pursuit of forming the government in the remaining days of the current presidency. Ain Al-Tineh circles refused to comment on Bassil's words or engage in them, stating that they "will not allow anyone to draw them into verbal exchanges amid this suffocating crisis." They pointed out through "Anbaa" electronic that "Speaker Nabih Berri is more eager than anyone else to form the government, but the problem lies with those who have continually set impossible conditions before the designated prime minister, and they want him to fail in his mission for reasons that are now well-known and no longer hidden from anyone. As for the claim that Berri, Mikati, and Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblatt are working to usurp the powers of the presidency in favor of the government, this is unworthy of response or comment," according to the sources. In terms of constitutional aspects, lawyer Dr. Paul Marqus, head of the Jossisia Legal Foundation, revealed that "Article 63 of the Constitution clearly states that the powers of the president automatically transfer to the Council of Ministers when the presidency is vacant for any reason. Regardless of the text, looking back at the reasons for the text, it becomes clear that the Constitution aimed to prevent disruption of governance and ensure its continuity. Therefore, any amendment to the text that contradicts this spirit would not align with the constitutional system."