Saniora Blames Arms for Lebanon's Slow Political Process

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Al-Mustaqbal parliamentary bloc leader MP Fouad Saniora said Lebanon's political process was being slowed down by several obstacles including the use of arms by certain factions.

In remarks to Asharq al-Awsat newspaper published on Friday, Saniora said: “The slowness in the current political process in Lebanon goes back to (many) obstacles, the resort of some (parties) to weapons, and the attempt to use Lebanon as a forum to serve regional and international” policies.

He stressed however that Lebanon was moving towards democracy, the rejection of arms proliferation and violence, and the implementation of the so-called coexistence.

Saniora expressed confidence that Lebanon will overcome its crises and become a message of peace and coexistence.

He said Lebanon should take advantage of the changes in the Arab world and the experiences of Arab countries including their successes and failures.

“It would be unjust to think that change would come immediately,” Saniora said.

“Despite the flaws of democracy, it is eventually the best system in the world because it gives citizens the ability to deal (with the authorities) and introduce changes,” Saniora told Asharq al-Awsat.

“Democracy can be changed and fixed. We are now living in a period of change and I think we will have failures and successes but the objective should be to continue on the path of democracy,” he said.

Saniora talked to the newspaper in Brussels on the sidelines of an Arab-European dialogue conference at the European Parliament.

Comments 10
Thumb primesuspect 15 November 2013, 07:48

Mr Saniora, can u tell us something we don't already know?

perhaps how u and ur allies r planning 2 take down the terrorists? or when?

Thumb mckinl 15 November 2013, 11:44

If Saniora were serious about healing Lebanon he would tell Hariri to ask his friends in the KSA to stop their war in Syria.

The HA would gladly come home if the KSA\USA would stop funding and pull their terrorists out of Syria ...

Why doesn't this solution occur to Saniora ???

Thumb mckinl 15 November 2013, 12:10

I can almost guarantee that HA will leave Syria if USA\KSA stop funding and pull their terrorists.

The problem of course is that they can't pull their terrorists because they can't control them. Just trying would turn the terrorism on them.

Thumb mckinl 15 November 2013, 09:33

Saniora repeating the same old tired uncompromising position over and over again ... then accusing others of not surrendering to M14 as Lebanon sinks deeper and deeper into economic and political chaos.

Thumb benzona 15 November 2013, 09:41

Well said Prime Minister Sanioura. We need you and m14 now more than ever.

Thumb mckinl 15 November 2013, 09:47

Saniora and Mustaqbal are getting desperate. Their plans upon the defeat of Assad are no more and the M14 voters are fed up with the same old excuses for their boycotts and inflammatory rhetoric.

This is why Hariri and Saniora have to make their outrageous demands and announce new slanders against the opposition everyday. This tactic is now failing badly and they think saying everything louder is a plan.

Thumb benzona 15 November 2013, 09:54

bla-bla-bla

M14ers are creative and resourceful, we (modern democracy) will prevail. Hezbollahi terrorism, hegemony of weapons will fail. because if we don't, 2 million lebanese will be slaughtered by the alawites/chias. beleive me, there's no greater motivation than staying alive!

Thumb mckinl 15 November 2013, 10:05

The Islamists sponsored by Qatar and the KSA are responsible for the deaths in Lebanon. You wouldn't enjoy your new Wahhabi life my friend. The religious police would have you whipped for nothing ...

Thumb mckinl 15 November 2013, 10:08

Yes the louder Saniora screams his same old script the louder the public groans get. The credibility of Mustaqbal is severely wounded yet they persist.

Thumb FlameCatcher 15 November 2013, 14:12

Tell me more about the credibility of Kezbollah ?

They brainfeed you lies and prove to you that they are lying ...

- HA will not use our weapons internally : LIE
- HA weapons are to defend Lebanon from Israel : LIE ... they added Palestine and Syria to their list...
- HA will surrender it's weapons if the Lebanese people ask them to : LIE
- HA is open for dialogue on any issue : LIE
- HA has liberated the south : LIE : Israel abandonned it
- HA has won the war against Israel : LIE : Israel got exactly what they wanted
- HA is a Lebanese resistance : LIE they are the ISLAMIC RESISTANCE IN LEBANON

How blind are you guys to believe in Hassan Kezballah ?