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Aoun Demands 45% Representation in New Government
Free Patriotic Movement leader Gen. Michel Aoun said he would take part in the new government on the basis of "proportional representation," meaning this would give him veto power.
He demanded a share not less than 45 percent of seats in the new Cabinet.

"Our bloc should get 7 out of 30 ministers given that it has 27 MPs," in the new parliament, Aoun said in a late Wednesday night interview with OTV.

On election results, Aoun said: "Opportunity has been lost because we were unable to obtain the majority."

"The difference in votes was the result of the increasing numbers of voters by more than 100,000, especially from abroad," he added.

Aoun called on the Lebanese people, however, to "keep an eye on our performance."

He said that he has "thousands of complaints" about the March 14 forces' "violations" of the election law.

"Laws and traditions were violated. Regretfully, Patriarch Sfeir's Saturday statement took a tragic tone about the dangers posing to Lebanon which caused fear among people," Aoun went on to say.

Aoun said he will contest the election of MP Michel Murr in Metn, adding that he is mulling contesting the election of Sami Gemayel who was declared MP in the 2009 parliamentary polls.

"That decision, however, goes to Ghassan al-Ashqar," Aoun said.

He said contesting Zahle elections was very possible, too. Aoun said that he spoke to Cabinet Minister Elie Skaff with this regards.

The former army general accused the United States of 'eliminating" the Christian role.

"They accept all sectarian leaderships except for the Christian leadership because it looks like America has eliminated the Christian role since the 70's," Aoun charged. "That's why they reject me."

He dismissed talk about Wilayat el-Fakih and the like as "coverup for naturalization" of Palestinians in Lebanon.

 

Beirut, 11 Jun 09, 09:41
 
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