FPM Mobilizes for Baabda Demonstration as Aoun Holds onto Partnership

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The Free Patriotic Movement began mobilizing its supporters for a mass demonstration that it has called for on Sunday after the collapse of a deal on the promotion of military officers.

FPM chief Jebran Bassil had called for a mass rally outside the presidential palace in Baabda on October 11.

Change and Reform MP Simon Abi Ramia said in remarks published on Thursday that the bloc's leader lawmaker Michel Aoun will not be marginalized.

“We have paid a very high price but we will not allow this political and military isolation to be repeated,” he said.

MP Ibrahim Kanaan expressed a similar viewpoint, saying the FPM will not be subdued by attempts to isolate it.

A deal on the promotion of several officers, including Aoun's son-in-law Chamel Roukoz, has collapsed, prompting the Change and Reform leader to consider that his foes “don't want to admit that he represents a large faction of Lebanese.”

FPM sources told An Nahar daily that the other camp does not want to achieve real partnership.

“They don't have the will to rectify the problems in the political system and the constitutional institutions,” they said.

But despite the failure to reach a settlement on the promotions, the sources said that Aoun “wants to achieve real partnership whether on the presidential crisis, the electoral law or the appointments in leadership posts.”

The sources stressed that the postponement of Thursday's national dialogue session to October 26 is not as a result of Aoun's stances.

Aoun was represented by Kanaan in the sessions that were held on Tuesday and Wednesday.

G.K.

D.A.

SourceNaharnet
Comments 23
Thumb ex-fpm 08 October 2015, 09:01

A deal on the promotion of several officers, including Aoun's son-in-law Chamel Roukoz, has collapsed, prompting the Change and Reform leader to consider that his foes “don't want to admit that he represents a large faction of Lebanese.”

and if you do represent a "large" faction of Lebanese, does your relative have to be promoted and appointed?

Missing humble 08 October 2015, 09:46

If Chamelle was NOT the son-in-law and NOT a member of the Party would he had received this attention????

Missing un520 08 October 2015, 11:58

Is Chamel Roukoz a member of FPM? I would presume that no officers were allowed to be a member of a political party. Family member is another case. Would Ahmad Hariri be secretary general of Mostaqbal if his name wasnt Hariri?

Default-user-icon un.521 (Guest) 08 October 2015, 11:59

Ahmad hariri is not in the army and does not have a government position. But well said

Missing humble 08 October 2015, 09:05

Mareedman.
Corrupt. Agent. Khadim. Liar. Traitor.
Destroyer of the economy, of the institutions, of the Christians.

Any Christian who supports a traitor, is himself a traitor.

Thumb saturn 08 October 2015, 09:18

Did Aoun molest you as a child or something? Like a broken record you whine and moan the same tune. When he dies, everything will be peaches and cream!

Get a bit of a life.

Default-user-icon saturn (Guest) 08 October 2015, 09:23

milk is not always white
chocolate is not always sweet
coffee is not always black
ice-cream is not always cold
Barbie is not just a doll
yellow is the new orange

Default-user-icon universe (Guest) 08 October 2015, 09:28

saturn, go orbit around rabieh

Missing humble 08 October 2015, 09:29

Caporal is the enemy from within. The most dangerous type. I will continue to preach and fight until his (Christians) followers start understanding who he REALLY is.

Thumb saturn 08 October 2015, 09:33

Magic wand magic wand, let's replace Aoun with... go on?

Default-user-icon flamethrower (Guest) 08 October 2015, 09:20

hi humble
do you know why i was banned and treated like a diseased leper? please be honest with me and don't worry about hurting my feelings.

Missing humble 08 October 2015, 10:19

Yep. Everyone knows about your leprosis.
You need to have serious treatment. Iran didn't provide you with the right medication.
You have no more flames to throw. To recover, I advise you to join us. We forgive and love those who are back on the right path.

Default-user-icon Addikted (Guest) 08 October 2015, 09:18

Walid Junblatt, General Aoun, and mowaten are the only 3 leaders working for lebanon's interests... the rest pffft.

Default-user-icon mowaten (Guest) 08 October 2015, 09:25

FT, the_roar, sobibor, treblinka, shlomo.hariri, hassad, and I are the 7 most admired and informative posters on naharnet by 7 country miles. No wonder our posts are always in the VIP section of the top rated comments.... No wonder!

Missing humble 08 October 2015, 09:27

Abi Ramia claims he paid a heavy price? Which price. He always lived in France!!!

Missing humble 08 October 2015, 09:31

Heavy price? The one with which he paid the construction of his palace in Ehmej???

Default-user-icon comisyangeh bassil (Guest) 08 October 2015, 09:51

Aoun: Unless you hire all my relatives I will keep obstructing

Thumb Machia 08 October 2015, 10:42

Aoun has one thing in mind:
Is it the economy?
Is it a better tomorrow for Lebanon's kids?
Is it the rubbish crisis?
Is it the safety and security of Lebanon?
Is it an electric and water infrastructure that actually work?
No, Aoun has none of these on his mind. Aoun has Aoun, (in the third person yes), on his mind. He is a vulgar and populist megalomaniac who uses "Christian rights" to fill the pockets of his relatives and who is ready to burn us all to get into Baabda.

Thumb Machia 08 October 2015, 10:51

He came back 10 years ago and he, along with his Hizbollah allies, managed to destroy our economy and any hope of a better tomorrow.
No vision, no plan and no intelligence that is what he is bringing on the table. Unfortunately, our tribal politics values secterian bull over real results.
I will support any politician who will bring back electricity, water, give us a world class telecomunication/broadband system, cleans up the rubbish, gives us better roads, enforces the law on everyone and revives the economy.
Any politician who says:
"Christian" "Sunni" "Muslim" "Shia" "Israel" "Iran" "Saudi" "Syria" etc. is a lying populist.

Default-user-icon i have the answer (Guest) 08 October 2015, 10:59

the politician you are looking for is hassan nassrallah

Missing peace 08 October 2015, 13:12

white wedding : since when does Lebanon have responsible politicians? all they do is count their money and find ways to make even more. who cares about lebanese people? NO ONE.
all they say is just low propaganda based on fears and populism to stay in power, get elected and make money. all of them....

those to blame are the people sitting idly by or walking like sheep to make the politicians business even better...
no wonder ngo's like "you stink" scare the politicians as they are not affiliated to a party so cannot be easily manipulated , at least for now...

Missing lebcan 08 October 2015, 14:57

the Change and Reform leader to consider that his foes “don't want to admit that he represents a large faction of Lebanese.”

NO you don't ... you represent a SMALL minority and that is IT!

Default-user-icon abbas heshems (Guest) 08 October 2015, 20:18

his foes “don't want to admit that he represents a large faction of Lebanese.
it's Aoun who refuses to admit that others represent as large a faction of Lebanese as he does if not more.