Change and Reform Ministers to Attend Cabinet Meeting to 'Tackle Absence of Appointments Issue'

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The Change and Reform bloc deemed on Tuesday the omission of the security appointments file from cabinet's session on Thursday as a “legal and constitutional violation.”

MP Ibrahim Kanaan said after the bloc's weekly meeting: “Our ministers will attend the meeting to address the absence of this matter from its agenda.”

He declared that the absence of the controversial file disregards the principle of rotation of power in Lebanon, “which is needed given the situation the country is passing through.”

Furthermore, the bloc tackled the recently proposed survey to determine which Christian party or parties are the most influential in the country.

Kanaan explained that the majority of the Christian parties he had recently toured, except for the Kataeb, had supported the suggestion.

“We have taken its objection into consideration, but we believe that it does not violate the constitution and it should be held,” he emphasized.

“We must hold the survey because it will mark a positive precedent in Lebanon and serve as a reminder that the people exist and that we should turn to them,” explained the MP.

“The disregard of the people has led us to the situation that we are in now,” he added.

“We should no longer ignore the people or let them down,” he stressed.

Kanaan had held talks on Monday with Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea, Marada Movement leader MP Suleiman Franjieh, and Kataeb chief MP Sami Gameyel to garner support for the survey.

“It is a democratic necessity to explore the choices of Christians whenever the need arises and there is no need to give this issue other dimensions or to claim that it violates the legal norms,” Kanaan added.

“It is unacceptable to keep Christians outside the equation at every juncture. We are supposed to be in a country that respects (sectarian) balance, partnership and the National Pact,” he underlined.

“The survey is aimed at setting the choices of Christians to consolidate them and tell everyone that we have candidates for the presidency,” Kanaan added.

He did not rule out the possibility of covering non-Christian parties in future surveys.

Baabda Palace has been vacant since the term of President Michel Suleiman ended in May last year.

The rivalry between Free Patriotic Movement chief MP Michel Aoun and Geagea is partly to be blamed for the presidential deadlock.

The two leaders had announced earlier this month a declaration of intent, which as a first step, will likely be put into effect through the implementation of Aoun's proposal to carry out the poll.

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Comments 10
Thumb ex-fpm 30 June 2015, 17:57

“We must hold the survey because it will mark a positive precedent in Lebanon and serve as a reminder that the people exist and that we should turn to them,” explained the MP.

I am sure you also held a survey before you and your general appointed Miqati as PM and served as a reminder that the people exist;))

Thumb ex-fpm 30 June 2015, 18:05

“The disregard of the people has led us to the situation that we are in now,” he added.

“We should no longer ignore the people or let them down,” he stressed.

You ignored the will of the people when you paralyzed the country and the formation of the cabinet for 6 months insisting on making Bassil a minister; a man whom the people did not vote for.

Thumb -phoenix1 30 June 2015, 19:04

Well said FPM.

Thumb ex-fpm 30 June 2015, 20:03

please, read this article:
لماذا يريد عون شامل روكز قائداً للجيش؟
http://newspaper.annahar.com/article/247217-لماذا-يريد-عون-شامل-روكز-قائدا-للجيش-100جيش-100-وضابطان-يستحقون-القيادة-والسياسة?utm_source=mostread&utm_medium=annahar&utm_campaign=daily

Thumb liberty 01 July 2015, 04:48

why doesn't aoun call for a referendum/opinion poll regarding HA intervention in the war in Syria or regarding its illegal weapons?

Thumb -phoenix1 01 July 2015, 13:02

Wow, wow!! what an article, thanks FPM.

Thumb marcus 30 June 2015, 18:41

the people want a president elected, so head on to parliament and do your job, clown.

Thumb beiruti 30 June 2015, 18:45

Which party is most influential?? Is that the survey question?? Such a useless question. Politics is about concrete certain issues. Like who to elect; which programs to pursue; where to spend public money, for which purposes; how to raise public money, from which sources. This question is incoherent.

As I have written here before, if the piper pose of the exercise is to bring the Lebanese people into the process to elect a President, then the only way to do that is to put the candidates names on a ballot, let them campaign in an election Primary and then submit the top names to Parliament for a final vote. This is concrete.

Thumb gma-bs-artist. 30 June 2015, 19:49

The other day I happened to catch Donald Trump presidential announcement speech and in between the hysterical laughter and the complete disbelief something was nagging me but what was it. I said to myself, self where have you seen this utter lunacy before? Then it hit me, HOLLY CRAP IT'S MICHEL AOUN! This one had a different face on and what looks like a dead orangutan on his head but that complete madness in his eyes and crazy incoherent speech were unmistakable.

Missing coolmec 01 July 2015, 07:22

gma bs artist
Very well said