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| Adnan Sayyed Hussein Resigned over Nasrallah Request |
| 2011-01-14 |
| [An Nahar] The resignation of Adnan Sayyed Hussein, a minister aligned to President Michel Suleiman, came after a telephone conversation with Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah's political assistant, An Nahar daily said Thursday. Sayyed Hussein's resignation was crucial on Wednesday because it meant more than one-third of the cabinet had quit after the resignation of 10 ministers from the March 8 coalition. The resignations caused the fall of the government. According to An Nahar, Nasrallah's assistant Hussein Khalil informed Sayyed Hussein that the Hizbullah chief was sending him his regards and wishing him to use "his conscience and take the appropriate stance." In his statement, Sayyed Hussein said he tendered his resignation after the cabinet failed to deal with the priorities of the citizens. "Consistent with the consensus policy sponsored by President Michel Suleiman ... I announce my resignation from the cabinet," he said. |
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