Al-Bilad program on 218News discussed Saturday the leaks of the new expanded ministerial cabinet of the Government of National Unity and if these leaks are true, will the House of Representatives give it confidence, in addition to asking “to what extent does this formation achieve a balance between the issue of competence and the satisfaction of other political parties?”
The Best out of the Options in Hand
Political activist Suleiman Al-Bayoudi commented on the leaks of the new government’s cabinet saying: “Egypt is still optimistic in one way or another, and so far there is no evidence that the leaked list that occupied everyone for 48 hours is accurate or inaccurate.”
Al-Bayoudi explained, according to the Cairo initiative led by Agila Saleh, it is assumed that this government consists of (28) ministries and each ministry has two deputies, saying: “Frankly, what is now in front of us is the natural product of the government of representatives, if the name is correct.”
“This is the result of political dialogue by its nature and the nature of the various interactions and sects. On this basis, we do not expect anything good or better from this government.” He said.
“The issue is related to an inclusive settlement,” he noted. Consequently, not all names will be accepted. In the collection are names that have sparked widespread controversy, similar to a case of a popular referendum that we saw on social media.
“To this moment, I do not deal with this ministerial formation as a real formation, for the simple reason that it was not officially issued by the Presidency of the Council of Representatives and the Prime Minister’s Office.” He indicated.
Suleiman Al-Bayoudi noted, “The necessity of recognizing that the national unity government came after nearly seven years, and the Libyans were not united by a single government. Therefore, the issue of expanding its formation is a natural issue, and I know that it is more than what was agreed upon in the Cairo initiative.”
He said he does not believe that “the leak of the government formation is related to Abdul Hamid Al-Dabaiba as much as it is related to other parties whose mission is to thwart any attempt to pass forward.”
“We disagree with the government if the names in it are controversial. In the sense of broad participation is acceptable and necessary.” He added.
“The parliament must grant confidence to the government according to specific criteria, meaning not an absolute acceptance, but if there are names with problems, the House of Representatives must exercise its legal powers, and in the end the Libyans today need a government of national unity. Reconciliation is achieved between the Libyan people.”
An opportunity to give confidence
Political activist Al-Senussi Ismail Al-Sharif says: “The leaked list is usually not built upon anything certain, but in all cases the political path that took us out of the war and the fighting to the political openness where the differences within it are understandable is welcome. This government is the product of a political forum, and it is now in the hands of the House of Representatives to give this political process a legal and legitimate dimension.”
Al-Sharif added, “There is a great opportunity to give confidence in the upcoming parliament session. It is true that the government formation contains a number of controversial names, but I hope that it does not spoil the political path. The focus should be on ending the political division, unifying institutions, resolving the electricity problem, and paying attention to the reconciliation file and Coronavirus pandemic.”
Al-Sharif described Dbeibah as a “largely practical” man who tried to gain confidence in his government through the placements of MPs in ministries and agents in complete satisfaction with the direction of the government will not be achieved, If the representatives are not satisfied with some of the names or ministries, there is nothing wrong with amending them. Time is not on everyone’s side.”
