Franjieh from Bkirki: No for Boycotting Dialogue and We Reject Neutral or Technocrat Cabinets
Marada Movement leader MP Suleiman Franjieh criticized on Tuesday March 14's position to boycott the national dialogue, explaining that rejecting to participate in all-party talks in the past led to “the civil war and and allowed foreign powers to meddle in Lebanese disputes”.
"Lebanese leaders should discuss and agree on all national topics, including the formation of a new government,” the Zgharta MP said after meeting with Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi in Bkirki.
Franjieh rejected having a neutral or a technocratic government, but he voiced support for the proposal of forming a cabinet of political leaders, a suggestion presented by the leader of the Free Patriotic Movement MP Michel Aoun.
Concerning the parliamentary elections, MP Franjieh said he also perceives the national dialogue to be “a gate for reaching an accord on the electoral law”, reminding that "Bkirki has openly rejected the 1960 law”.
"The problem in small electoral districts is that election money can be spent excessively to buy votes,” Franjieh expressed, saying that proportional representation gives a more just and fair image of a community's orientation.
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