Noticias

Le puzzle  des prochaines élections locales se met petit à petit en place.

Yesterday, President Emmanuel Macron managed to break the Libyan iceberg in Paris. He convened all four parties to the Libyan conflict, along with the heavyweight presence of presidents and high delegations from a number of state. The meeting resulted in the parties agreeing to a joint statement. This statement symbolizes a new roadmap for Libya: a shortcut to elect legitimate institutions for a probably new transitional period that would lead to the adoption of a Libyan constitution and stability for the country.

The Lebanese Forces emphasized eagerness to maintain good relations with President Michel Aoun, voicing fears that outgoing Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil “seeks to break” their ties with the “presidential term,” al-Joumhouria daily reported on Wednesday.

“Bassil wants to blow the LF relationship with the presidential term,” by allocating the share of the president in the new government to figures belonging to his “political line,” LF sources told the daily on condition of anonymity.

A resolution demanding one-month delay in general elections was submitted in Balochistan Assembly on Wednesday.

The resolution, submitted by Balochistan Home Minister Mir Sarfaraz Bugti, sought that elections be held in August, instead of July this year, because “a majority of the public wants to undertake Hajj for which [many] would be travelling to Saudi Arabia in July” and hence, they would be unable to vote in the elections.

Les principaux acteurs politiques libyens se sont engagés mardi 29 mai, à Paris, à assurer l'organisation d'élections présidentielle et législatives le 10 décembre 2018. Bien que nombre de questions restent en suspens sur ce document qui n'a pas encore été paraphé, le ton était à l'optimisme à l'issue de la rencontre.

One of the "main obstacles" facing PM-designate Saad Hariri’s bid to form a new government is “Hizbullah’s demand that a ministerial seat be allocated to a Sunni deputy close to the party,” the Saudi Asharq al-Awsat daily reported on Tuesday.

“The party has presented its demand to Hariri during Monday’s consultations, and is expected to reiterate it later on,” well-informed sources told the daily on condition of anonymity.

El Parlamento de Irak ha aceptado este lunes rechazar los votos de los iraquíes que han abandonado el país y de los desplazados internos y ha exigido un recuento manual del 10 por ciento de las papeletas debido a las denuncias de fraude en las elecciones parlamentarias celebradas el pasado 12 de mayo.

Los votos anulados incluyen los de aquellos que se han marchado de Irak y los que se han desplazado de forma interna en todas las provincias excepto en Ninive, según ha informadola cadena de televisión kurda Rudaw.

Arabia Saudí desmintió hoy al presidente francés, Emmanuel Macron, después de que dijera que el primer ministro libanés, Saad Hariri, fue "retenido" en Riad durante dos semanas el pasado noviembre.

Una fuente del Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores saudí, citada por la agencia oficial SPA, calificó la declaración del presidente francés de "incorrecta".

"El reino ha estado y continúa apoyando la estabilidad y la seguridad del Líbano, así como al primer ministro Hariri, por todos los medios", manifestó.

Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri on Monday held one-day, unbinding consultations with the parliamentary blocs and deputies in Nejmeh Square, kicking off his bid to form a new government.

Hariri first met with Speaker Nabih Berri, and afterwards met separately with former PM Tammam Salam and ex-PM Najib Miqati.

Salam made remarks to reporters after the meeting saying although everyone is calling for a quick Cabinet formation, “but I don’t think it should be rushed.”