Opposition Source Expects Government to be Established at the Beginning of Next Week

Source: Nowlebanon.com, 11-6-2008
An opposition source told NOW Lebanon that he expects the government will be established at the beginning of next week.
"Efforts are being made to find a solution to [General Michel] Aoun's insistence on handling a sovereign ministry, the Finance Ministry," the source said.
The source also said that Aoun has agreed to a proposal giving him the right to name someone to him as general director of the Finance Ministry, but he demanded that Elias Al-Murr not be named defense minister.
On the other hand, the source said that Hezbollah agreed on the appointment of the new army commander on the condition that Aoun agrees as well.
According to the source, there are two candidates for the post of army command: Brigadier General Goerge Khoury and Brigadier General Marwan Bittar.
Khoury is the current head of the army's intelligence service.
"Aoun has agreed on both candidates, though he has voiced a preference for Khoury over Bittar," the source noted.