The country has a President, however the consultations to form a national unity government did not lead anywhere. Yet. March 14 accuses Michel Aoun for blocking the negotiations. You may ask, why is Aoun doing it?
“According to Future and Amal members, Aoun is disingenuously engaging in the formation of the cabinet. He had no interest in electing Michel Sleiman president. He did not want Siniora to return as prime minister, and he knows that his political party and support will forever be transformed if the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) takes part in the government. ” You can read more here.
Furthermore, the security post-Doha is posing problems. Talk of the existence of a dead squad that continues the work of AMAL and Hizballah, can't be dealt lightly with. Saad Hariri, the leader of Future Movement is not at all happy about the breaches of security on the ground, and threatened to withdraw his party from the negotiation's if the situation does not improve.
The tense state of affairs demonstrates that Doha agreement is a temporary settlement. One that brought all Lebanese factions at the same table, but did not solve any of their problems.
