Reply #10: Lebanon Opposition Would Get "Blocking Minority" - Delegate

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DOHA, Qatar (AFP)--Lebanon's Hezbollah-led opposition would get a blocking minority in a future unity government under two alternate proposals put forward by Arab mediators as solutions to the country's political crisis, a delegate in ruling majority said Tuesday.

The two proposals would also entail the immediate election of army chief General Michel Sleiman as president, the delegate told AFP in Doha, where crisis talks were going on.

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Both proposals would give the opposition, backed by Syria and Iran, a blocking minority of 11 ministers in a unity government - more than a third of cabinet seats - as it has long demanded.

The U.S.-backed majority would get 16 ministers, while three neutral ministers would be named by the president.

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