Soaid to Launch Petition Against Reshaping Political System

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March 14 General Secretariat Coordinator Fares Soaid revealed on Thursday that he will soon launch a petition that will reject any amendments to Lebanon's political system, the Voice of Lebanon radio (93.3) said.

Soaid stated that he will “launch the petition that will be signed by Lebanese citizens rejecting amendments to Lebanon’s political system which is based on the 1989 Taef accord.”

He added that the petition will be published in local and international newspapers on August 1.

“The petition is a kind of warning to all parties participating in the national dialogue sessions so that none of them demands introducing a change to the political system,” he told VDL.

A new round of national dialogue sessions is set for next month to address the presidential election, a new voting system and the shape of a new government.

The Speaker concluded and slammed reports claiming that head of al-Mustaqbal bloc MP Fouad Saniora is behind this step.

There are fears in the country that the ongoing political and presidential vacuum might eventually lead to introducing constitutional amendments or holding a constituent assembly that would radically change the current political system that is based on a delicate distribution of power among the country's sects.

Speaker Nabi Berri and Hizbullah have been recently accused of seeking a constituent assembly aimed at altering the political system in their favor.

SourceNaharnet
Comments 3
Thumb shab 28 July 2016, 17:33

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Thumb liberty 28 July 2016, 21:36

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Missing helicopter 29 July 2016, 00:14

Sign me up to your school of thinking on this topic. We want to move into the 21st century not go back 1500 years.