Raad: the entire opposition will participate in the National Unity Government

Source: Hizbullah Site Staff, 31-07-2009

Until the hour, issues concerning government formation seem to be heading towards a the phase of distribution of portfolios and selection of names, meanwhile it is not clear whether the coming phase will exceed the first with respect to time and efforts consumption.
On this point, the head of the Loyalty to the Resistance bloc MP Raad says that "The political context to form the government has been accomplished" considering that "There is no harm if the second phase takes some time to accomplish, but I do not believe it will take long."
In response to a question by "Alintiqad.net" about the possibility of the "Free Patriotic Movement" (FPM) getting a representation of 5 Cabinet Ministers as General Aoun has been demanding, the MP replied saying "The entire opposition will participate in the National Unity Government on the basis of all sides of the opposition being content with the formation in the Cabinet."
As for the regional climates and their effect on speeding up the process of forming the government, particularly with the news circulating about a Syrian-Saudi summit to be held in Damascus, Raad replied saying "If the Lebanese are unified, coherent and understanding, the regional situation will positively reflect on all scales."