Aridi Says Cabinet Not in Good Shape, Warns Against Disputes and Obstructions
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Public Works Minister Ghazi Aridi has criticized the Free Patriotic Movement for seeking to impose its point of view on the cabinet, warning that the government “isn’t in good shape.”
“We can’t spend our time discussing details,” the Progressive Socialist Party minister said about prolonged disputes on controversial issues. The government is holding sessions twice a week without being able to complete the discussion of its agenda, he added.
“There are different viewpoints in the cabinet and each minister has the right to express his opinion but things cannot work based on the opinion of a single team,” he said in remarks published in newspapers on Friday.
Aridi’s remarks came after several PSP ministers clashed with FPM representatives Energy Minister Jebran Bassil and Labor Minister Charbel Nahhas over several issues during the cabinet session on Wednesday.
“The government isn’t in good shape, and it could be more solid and productive,” Aridi said. “What is the meaning of our presence in the government if we weren’t going to become real partners and act in full partnership?” he asked.
Aridi lamented that each cabinet session is witnessing a dispute and hinted that the FPM was seeking to “obstruct productivity in the country.”
Asked if he thought that the arguments between ministers was creating cracks inside the cabinet, the minister said: “The government has a mission to address the people’s problems and when its functions are obstructed from within, then it reaches the stage of resignation.”
21 October 2011, 14:58
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he joined the hizballah govmt mr independence to destroy it at the time walid beik decides.
thats what we call strategical politics
jumblat 2008 is not jumblat 2011
assad feb 2011 is not assad oct 2011
iran 2011 is poorer than iran 2006
and jumblat said he will wait by the side of the river waiting for his enemy corpses to pass by.
BILAD EL ARZ WILL PREVAIL NO DOUBT ABOUT IT
hakim and walid are big assets for lebanon.
21 October 2011, 15:01
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the filthy zionist information war department that this goverment will fail and they will either get their secret allies in power or chaos.
just like they keep predicting the fall of assad in "days" and that goes for more than half of year
21 October 2011, 15:55
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@habal
Do you copy paste "the filthy zionist information war department " or do you enjoy writing it 20 times a day??
21 October 2011, 16:31
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One day the Lebanese will grow up and discard this notion that they have to make governmental decisions "by consensus". Everyone does not agree on everything and it seems that when this reality shows itself, the Lebanese "system" or "government" or whatever it is seems to freeze up and then resign.
Representative government is about majoritarian politics. When there are disagreements over policy, the majority governs as long as minority rights are protected.
By growing up, I mean that Lebanese politics has to move beyond confessional politics to politics based on economic interests. The commercial class of Beirut, whether Orthodox, Sunni or Armenian have common economic interest that surpass religion. The Bekaa, whether Shia or Maronite have common economic interests that surpass religion. The same is true across the board and the prevailing interests mean economic intersts, not religious ones, so everyone will be alright.
