A dispute reemerged between the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) and the Lebanese Forces (LF) over the share of President Michel Aoun in the next government. OTV, the FPM’s TV channel talked about the LF’s renewed insistence on “calculations” that do not preserve Aoun’s ministerial share. The head of the FPM, Gebran Bassil, justified his adherence to ministerial quotas that his opponents see as exaggerated, saying: “We will not lose today what we have struggled to obtain through a balanced government.” Addressing FPM supporters on Sunday, Bassil said: “You have to understand why we are persistent with this government matter; because if we do not have a balanced government today, we cannot promise you the future we want.” “Today, they have to understand that your rights will not be waived,” he added. In light of the Christian node that hampers the formation of the government, Member of the Future Movement Politburo Mustafa Alloush said that the president is the person who is able to facilitate the matters by signing proposals submitted by Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri. In remarks to Future TV, Alloush said that Hariri was assuming his duties in terms of submitting proposals, warning of attempts to meddle with the provisions of the Constitution. On the other hand, Amal Movement Politburo member Hassan Qabalan said that there has been “a deliberate slowdown in the formation of the government”, along with an internal desire to prevent its formation that has no relation with any foreign factor. In a related context, Hezbollah renewed its call for the formation of the government on the basis of the results of the recent parliamentary elections. “It is in the interest of all the Lebanese that those concerned can overcome all obstacles in the process of establishing the government, despite the difficulties associated with the formation process,” Industry Minister in the caretaker government Hussein al-Hajj Hassan said.