Future bloc stresses government solidarity

The Future parliamentary bloc held its regular meeting on Tuesday at the Center House, under the chairmanship of MP Bahia Hariri, with talks touching on the latest political developments and the overall situation in the country.

The bloc's statement in the wake of the meeting expressed satisfaction with the formation of the government and "the immediate launching of workshops that the Lebanese are eagerly waiting for."

"The political, economic and reform foundations announced by PM Saad Hariri form a solid basis for protecting the government's program," the bloc said, noting that "discussions are taking place at the meetings of the Ministerial Statement Committee, and have achieved major progress and reflected government cooperation and solidarity; qualities that build for a new stage of joint work and integrated efforts to get out of the state of anxiety that prevails over the country."

Conferees stressed "the importance of government solidarity at this critical juncture in the history of the country and the region," calling on "all partners at the table of the Council of Ministers to abide by the obligations of this solidarity and stop the political and media polarization which would harm public interests and tamper with the confidence that the State needs both internally and externally."

The statement stressed that "the confidence of the citizens in their government and the bet on putting the performance of the new government above all partisan and personal interests is a matter that is equivalent to the importance of the confidence vote that will be required by the government from the House of Representatives. This confidence cannot become a reality without transforming the Cabinet into a daily workshop integrated with the legislative workshop at the Parliament, so that the State can bring the investment program for economic and service development into force, away from waste, corruption and manipulation of the law."