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| 27/05/2008 The one-day binding parliamentary consultations on forming a 30-member national unity government will take place Wednesday at the Presidential Palace in Baabda.
The head of the caretaker government Fouad Saniora was at the palace Tuesday where he met with President Michel Suleiman to discuss the coming phase.
The loyalty bloc is undecided yet on who to name as the next Prime Minister: Saniora or MP Saad Hariri.
"When the majority meets, the matter of the premiership will be discussed, and democratic procedures must be respected. Then, I will consider the matter of my candidacy," Saniora said after meeting President Suleiman.
The Future parliamentary bloc held a three-hour meeting Tuesday at the Qoraitem Palace (Hariri's headquarters) to determine its position on their candidate for the premiership. However, the bloc only succeeded in assigning its head MP Saad Hariri to undergo consultations with the rest of the loyalty team before announcing a final decision. The loyalty bloc is still divided on the name of the candidate, MP Hariri or Saniora who, alongside his ministerial team, was praised in the Future statement for " perseverance for three full years."
The Future parliamentary bloc contradicted itself when it called to stick to the Doha agreement. It pretended to have forgotten that the accord urges all parties to abandon the language of instigation in the media. The Future statement devoted a large space for expressions such as " Hezbollah's organized aggression, barbaric assault, sectarian sedition scheme, civil war plan, gangs, armed bands," and other terms that contradict the pacific atmosphere that's been prevailing in Lebanon since the Doha agreement was reached. | 
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