Hariri: Mikati is not a consensus candidate

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Caretaker PM Saad Hariri decried the myth that former PM Najib Mikati is a consensus candidate. He said on Monday that “ all the talk of a compromise candidate is an attempt to throw dust in the eyes…. there is no such thing as consensus candidate ….. there is a candidate named Hariri, another candidate that is backed by March 8 and the choice in this area is very clear and unambiguous”.

Hariri said the Future Movement will refuse to participate in any government headed by the candidate of March 8 stressing that the period preceding the indictment in the assassination of martyr Prime Minister Rafik Hariri is one thing and the period that follows will be something else, and what is before the parliamentary consultations is something, and what is after the consultations is something else.

Made in Syria

The decision to name former PM Najib Mikati was reportedly made in Syria.

The Syrian leadership reportedly informed the envoys of Hezbollah and Amal of its decision to nominate Mikati Saturday night, according to local reports .

MTV reported last Saturday that Hussein Khalil, Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah’s political aide and MP Ali Hassan Khalil , Amal Movement leader Nabih Berri’s political aide headed to Damascus , Syria secretly Saturday afternoon to meet with the country’s officials.

According to reports the Hezbollah led opposition received Mikati’s assurance that he will implement a five-point plan before agreeing to Syria’s decision to name him as their premiership candidate.

The five point plan calls for:

1- Withdrawing the cooperation protocol between Lebanon and the Special Tribunal for Lebanon STL) .

2- Withdrawing the Lebanese judges from the STL

3- Halting the funding of the tribunal

4- Referring the false witnesses file to the Lebanese judiciary council

5- Bolstering Lebanese-Syrian ties

Mikati was an staunch ally of Hariri during the 2009 parliamentary elections. His change of position has puzzled some Sunnis.

“In this time of crisis and amid political struggles occurring on the ground, I decided that there must be a project to save the country,” Mikati said at a news conference Monday.

Mikati dodged a question on the 5-point plan issue on Monday, but observers believe that Hezbollah would not have supported Mikati’s election without a guarantee that he would discredit the tribunal.

Syria wanted Hariri out

According to a report published October 20, 2010 by the pro-Syrian newspaper Al Akhbar , Syria is disappointed with Hariri’s performance, particularly after a series of meetings with Syrian President Bashar Assad over the past year.

An unidentified Damascus official reportedly told al-Akhbar “we must make a deep change in Lebanon. Saad Hariri is the only obstacle to reconciliation between the Syrian and Lebanese people.”

According to the official Hariri was always tense in Syria, never felt that Syria is his second home and never opened up to the Syrian leadership. The official concluded that the Assad Hariri honeymoon is over and the Syrian regime thinks “it’s time to replace Hariri.” He added that a series of meetings and consultations have been held in Damascus recently to discuss alternatives.

Photo: This undated picture shows former PM Najib Mikati ( R) with Syrian president Bashar Assad in Damascus Syria

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22 responses to “Hariri: Mikati is not a consensus candidate”

  1. Leborigine Avatar
    Leborigine

    It says much about a political party when it moves into government by intimidation and corruption. They have always had to buy votes and bring in foreigners to make up numbers.
    Oh well, history cannot be overwritten, it reminds us of the scumm as much as the victorious.

    1. NAGDELLA Avatar

      You mean like Hariris’ holiday packages during the last election?

      1. nabilabuzaid Avatar
        nabilabuzaid

        whatever Hariri did according to you at least he didn’t have to put a gun in someone’s head every time he want to accomplish something. The only thing Hezbollah and their thugs like you done is killing, killing and we anticipate more killings. Yes i do not mind receiving Hariri holidays package compare to receiving a do or die from Hezbollah. You can lavish all you like you scums but soon you will be underground hiding in your basements. you get what to get and you can’t throw a fit. Syria and Hezbollah and Iran will be burn in hell within 6 months.

      2. Hariri the father and the son at least never had blood on their hand as the others, Hizbollah and Syrian are acting like real criminals who did assassinate Hariri, if you notice it is all about erasing the evidence since day one of Hariri killing. Washing the crime scene with water first and removing evidence, creating a fake video as who kill him .Asking Hariri to agree to cancel the STL ,when he said no brought him down by a coup threatening Joumblatt and trying to divide the Sunni now and bring Lebanon to civil warThe stake is great and the head of Nasrallah and Bashar is in play and their reputation. Syrian regime were used to kill and don’t even bother to hide evidence in the past , Salim el Lawzi they left him hanged in aramoun under the tree ,with eyes pulled out of his head, 100 ‘s of burn of cgarettes and nails pulled out, Bashir ,they hang a banner in Bteghrine the SSNP area in 1982 after a week of his assaasination saying ” for every traitor there is Habib”. In their mind the regime ruling Syria and the Iranian mullah in Lebanon Hariri was like Bashir when he backed the 1559 and deserve to die, as the Toufeili the previous Hizbollah leader in Baalbeck said yesterday to Nasrallah , if some of your guys are involved you better hand them out than implicating the whole Shiites sect in Lebanon. Doesnt need a genius , Hariri died in a terrorist style killing the one Syria and Hizbollah used , car bombs or suicide bombing , MOuawad, Bashir , Hobeika , American Embassy, Marine Headquarter , we have to understand that Hizbollah is not a Lebanese party ,it was established in Iran in 1983 by Rafsanjani, and Hizbollah people in Lebanon are just a franchise branch that have to give the profit to his masters in Iran and Syria.Hariri was ablock to Syria and Iran long term project , and Nasrallah executed with no pity the plan !!!!

      3. ukoverall Avatar

        or the Syrian holiday package to the Lebanese in their prisons.

  2.  Avatar

    It says much about a political party when it moves into government by intimidation and corruption. They have always had to buy votes and bring in foreigners to make up numbers.
    Oh well, history cannot be overwritten, it reminds us of the scumm as much as the victorious.

    1.  Avatar

      You mean like Hariris’ holiday packages during the last election?

      1.  Avatar

        whatever Hariri did according to you at least he didn’t have to put a gun in someone’s head every time he want to accomplish something. The only thing Hezbollah and their thugs like you done is killing, killing and we anticipate more killings. Yes i do not mind receiving Hariri holidays package compare to receiving a do or die from Hezbollah. You can lavish all you like you scums but soon you will be underground hiding in your basements. you get what to get and you can’t throw a fit. Syria and Hezbollah and Iran will be burn in hell within 6 months.

      2. Hariri the father and the son at least never had blood on their hand as the others, Hizbollah and Syrian are acting like real criminals who did assassinate Hariri, if you notice it is all about erasing the evidence since day one of Hariri killing. Washing the crime scene with water first and removing evidence, creating a fake video as who kill him .Asking Hariri to agree to cancel the STL ,when he said no brought him down by a coup threatening Joumblatt and trying to divide the Sunni now and bring Lebanon to civil warThe stake is great and the head of Nasrallah and Bashar is in play and their reputation. Syrian regime were used to kill and don’t even bother to hide evidence in the past , Salim el Lawzi they left him hanged in aramoun under the tree ,with eyes pulled out of his head, 100 ‘s of burn of cgarettes and nails pulled out, Bashir ,they hang a banner in Bteghrine the SSNP area in 1982 after a week of his assaasination saying ” for every traitor there is Habib”. In their mind the regime ruling Syria and the Iranian mullah in Lebanon Hariri was like Bashir when he backed the 1559 and deserve to die, as the Toufeili the previous Hizbollah leader in Baalbeck said yesterday to Nasrallah , if some of your guys are involved you better hand them out than implicating the whole Shiites sect in Lebanon. Doesnt need a genius , Hariri died in a terrorist style killing the one Syria and Hizbollah used , car bombs or suicide bombing , MOuawad, Bashir , Hobeika , American Embassy, Marine Headquarter , we have to understand that Hizbollah is not a Lebanese party ,it was established in Iran in 1983 by Rafsanjani, and Hizbollah people in Lebanon are just a franchise branch that have to give the profit to his masters in Iran and Syria.Hariri was ablock to Syria and Iran long term project , and Nasrallah executed with no pity the plan !!!!

      3.  Avatar

        or the Syrian holiday package to the Lebanese in their prisons.

      4.  Avatar

        or the Syrian holiday package to the Lebanese in their prisons.

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  5. ukoverall Avatar

    Mr. Mikati is a business partner with Bashar Assad in many ventures, especially in Telecom. He chose to sell his country to maintain his partnerships. He is a first-class traitor and a hypocrite.

    I would like to see Aoun supporters in a few years when the masks will come off.

  6.  Avatar

    Mr. Mikati is a business partner with Bashar Assad in many ventures, especially in Telecom. He chose to sell his country to maintain his partnerships. He is a first-class traitor and a hypocrite.

    I would like to see Aoun supporters in a few years when the masks will come off.

  7. ukoverall Avatar

    We are back to the days when the Syrian Wali over Lebanon appoints public officials. History will remember the Aouns, the Franjiyehs, etc. as the biggest traitors in the history of Lebanon who sold their soul to the devil and his baby devils.

  8. ukoverall Avatar

    We are back to the days when the Syrian Wali over Lebanon appoints public officials. History will remember the Aouns, the Franjiyehs, etc. as the biggest traitors in the history of Lebanon who sold their soul to the devil and his baby devils.

  9.  Avatar

    We are back to the days when the Syrian Wali over Lebanon appoints public officials. History will remember the Aouns, the Franjiyehs, etc. as the biggest traitors in the history of Lebanon who sold their soul to the devil and his baby devils.

  10.  Avatar

    We are back to the days when the Syrian Wali over Lebanon appoints public officials. History will remember the Aouns, the Franjiyehs, etc. as the biggest traitors in the history of Lebanon who sold their soul to the devil and his baby devils.

  11. Georgeabuali Avatar
    Georgeabuali

    Lebanon will not rest until Syrian regime is doomed, taken out, abolished, and there masters are put on trial and in prison. This regime is the making of the former Soviet Union that created this secret service regime.
    Shame on the Syrians people that they still accept this corrupted regime as their leader to run their life for 40 years form father to son, regardless of their domination. Shame on you!

  12. Georgeabuali Avatar
    Georgeabuali

    Lebanon will not rest until Syrian regime is doomed, taken out, abolished, and there masters are put on trial and in prison. This regime is the making of the former Soviet Union that created this secret service regime.
    Shame on the Syrians people that they still accept this corrupted regime as their leader to run their life for 40 years form father to son, regardless of their domination. Shame on you!

  13.  Avatar

    Lebanon will not rest until Syrian regime is doomed, taken out, abolished, and there masters are put on trial and in prison. This regime is the making of the former Soviet Union that created this secret service regime.
    Shame on the Syrians people that they still accept this corrupted regime as their leader to run their life for 40 years form father to son, regardless of their domination. Shame on you!

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