Mustaqbal Bloc Mourns Victims of ‘Hizbullah Aggression’, Assigns Hariri to Consult Allies Over New Premier
The Mustaqbal parliamentary bloc on Tuesday Mourned victims of the “Hizbullah aggression” and assigned its leader MP Saad Hariri to undergo consultations with March 14 allies to nominate a candidate for the post of prime minister.
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The bloc, in a statement issued after its meeting at Hariri’s Beirut residence, also paid tribute to outgoing Premier Fouad Saniora and members of his cabinet for succeeding in protecting “the constitutional legitimacy for three years.”
“Events witnessed by Beirut districts after the election of President Michel Suleiman are a negative message to all the Lebanese and to the promising atmosphere that prevailed after President Suleiman’s election,” the statement said.
Shooting of fire arms by Hizbullah partisans and allies in Beirut on Monday resulted in wounding at least 23 people.
Police said it has identified 11 of the assailants and vowed to arrest them.
The statement said bloc members observed a moment of silence in Mourning of “the innocent martyrs who fell during the ongoing organized aggression staged by Hizbullah and followers against legitimacy, the rule of law and civic peace since May seven.”
Bloc members also observed a moment of silence in remembrance of slain ex-Premier Rafik Hariri “the martyr of Beirut and Lebanon, hoping that all the Lebanese who remember him these days in public speeches and political dialogue wouldn’t forget who assassinated him and for which purpose.”
That was in reference to Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah who delivered a speech on Monday, during which he urged followers of the slain Harri to benefit from his example.
