Opposition Source: Government Formation Problems within Ruling Bloc

Source: Al-Manar TV, Al-Akhbar daily, 20-06-2008

Lebanese daily Al-Akhbar revealed pressure within the loyalty (pro-government) bloc to prompt Saniora to step back for not forming the government yet, thus opening the way for MP Saad Hariri to revive his hopes of taking Saniora's place and form the new government.

The daily quoted opposition sources as saying that the "problem" was not with the opposition, particularly not with the head of the Change and Reform parliamentary bloc MP Michel Aoun, but rather within the loyalty bloc itself "due to differences over the shares of the new cabinet."