Christians Skeptic on Aoun's Initiative to End Presidential Stalemate

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The seat of the Maronite church in Bkirki and the Kataeb Party reportedly expressed reservations on the Change and Reform bloc's initiative to resolve the presidential deadlock.

Sources said in comments published in al-Liwaa newspaper Tuesday that Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi and the Kataeb Party were mainly skeptic over the vague mechanism that the initiative is based on.

Al-Rahi reportedly informed a delegation from the Change and Reform bloc that the Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun's initiative includes positive and negative aspects.

The sources said that the patriarch was keen to stress the importance of ending the presidential vacuum as soon as possible.

Lawmaker Salim Salhab, who is part of the delegation, pointed out that al-Rahi would agree on any mechanism that facilitates the election of a new head of state, saying: “The patriarch favors consensus over any adopted technique.”

The Kataeb party also vowed to study the initiative before taking any decision as the Lebanese Forces rejected any attempts to modify the Taef accord during the delicate stage the country is passing through.

MP Ibrahim Kanaan, who led the delegation, told al-Joumhouria newspaper that the “initiative was partly accepted... Christians have joint concerns.”

“The suggested mechanism was seriously discussed to reach a practical solution.”

Kanaan said that the Christians “are seeking to fortify their presence in state institutions and elect a new president who enjoys the required characteristics.”

“Those who are saying that the initiative requires a Constitutional amendment... haven't read it thoroughly as a referendum that includes Christians and the Lebanese doesn't require an amendment,” the MP criticized.

“We are seeking to rectify the Constitutional path that have been adopted for the past 24 years.”

Aoun's initiative sets four solutions to the presidential deadend, at the forefront the election of a president directly from the people in two phases, first by the Christians, who would eliminate candidates and on a second phase by the Lebanese people.

Another solution would be a popular referendum and the candidate who garners most votes would be elected by the parliament as a new president.

The initiative also includes the possibility of electing the Maronite candidate who has the majority of representation at the parliament, while the fourth is staging the parliamentary elections ahead of the presidential based on a new electoral law that provides equality between Christians and Muslims.

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Comments 11
Missing humble 19 May 2015, 09:56

Christians are not only skeptic about the Caporal, but they can see how he is destroying them...

Missing humble 19 May 2015, 10:33

The new moto of the caporal : "they are destroying the country by not electing me"...
..it is always the fault of the others...!!!

Missing humble 19 May 2015, 11:29

He is really a coward...the way he run away to the French Embassy leaving behind him everyone: wife +3 daughters + officers + without telling anyone he wasn't coming back....+ letting the army continue fighting without knowing what was happening...+ letting soldiers die and become prisonners...
A real JABEN...

Missing humble 19 May 2015, 11:30

He will implose. Mark my words.

Missing humble 19 May 2015, 11:42

There are children among them...15 years... disgusting!!!

Thumb the_roar 19 May 2015, 12:01

lol indeed bani aka peace...you just got btch slapped & instead of saying ouch ..you're here requesting more.

lolololol indeed.

Thumb -phoenix1 19 May 2015, 14:04

I quote, the article says, "Another solution would be a popular referendum and the candidate who garners most votes would be elected by the parliament as a new president.", end of quote. Personally I suggest that we go for it, let's do it and see.

Thumb lebnanfirst 19 May 2015, 16:22

If it were possible to neutralize HA weapons influence then many of us would not mind presidential election by popular vote. Big IF though.

Missing peace 19 May 2015, 17:10

sure then right after HA and your friends blocked the parliament, took the streets because a gvt decision did not please your iranian pimp ,forced hariri gvt to resign...
oh! sure then it is very easy to come and claim that the M14 gvts did not achieve anything: M8 blocked all the attempts to do anything! LOL

M8 survives only on chaos that is the reason why M8 does anything to stall the country so that its iranian militia is free to do whatever pleases them and decide of the fate of the country...

Missing peace 19 May 2015, 17:26

whatever... keep up the insults it is all you are good at little bloodsucking leech that jumps on every one's post here to insult just to feel alive...just do your coming out it will relieve your frustrations...
you are a pity and a piece of human trash ya haram...

Default-user-icon + oua nabka + (Guest) 19 May 2015, 14:26

god bless democracy