BEIRUT - Five Shia ministers resigned on Saturday from the mainly anti-Syrian Lebanese cabinet after talks between the leaders of various political factions failed to resolve the political crisis in the country. The ministers who resigned are members of the allied Shia movements, Amal and Hezbollah.
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The resignations came after Lebanese leaders broke off round-table talks Saturday without reaching a solution to a crisis, which has seen pro-Syrian groups, led by Hezbollah, call for street demonstrations to topple the government.
Saturday’s session was the fourth in the latest series of round- table talks aimed at overcoming the pro- and anti-Syrian divide in the country. Monday’s session served to ‘break the ice’ by allowing participants to voice their demands, with the leaders turning to the core issue of the formation of a national unity government on Tuesday. Then Thursday’s session broke off after two hours with little progress being reported.
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Hezbollah chief Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah has threatened to resort to street protests if the Beirut talks fail to help produce a unity government. In response, Geagea warned last week that his anti-Syrian camp was ready to stage counter-demonstrations.
Hezbollah, which has two representatives in the 24-member government, is attempting to win absolute greater political power by inviting more of its allies into the cabinet to secure a ‘blocking minority.’
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The anti-Syrian parliamentary majority has rejected forming a unity government before securing a pledge for the ouster of Damascus toady protege, President Emile Lahoud. Presidential election scheduled for autumn 2007 and the establishment of a special tribunal for the trial of suspects in the 2005 murder of former premier Rafik Hariri are at the heart of LebanonÂ’s political disputes. |