Adwan: Electing Aoun or Stipulating New Election Law Avert Escalation

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Lebanese Forces deputy chief MP George Adwan stated that the party will be compelled to escalate measures shall one of its two plans that include the election of MP Michel Aoun as president or stipulating a new parliamentary election law, fail to be achieved, al-Joumhouria daily reported on Wednesday.

The LF believes that avoiding escalation can be achieved through two approaches: the election of founder of the Free Patriotic Movement Aoun as head of state, or stipulating a new law for the parliamentary elections. The LF is operating based on a drawn plan to achieve these two goals through its relations with allies and the basic political parties, said the daily.

“We are communicating with al-Mustaqbal Movement and are awaiting for the return of ex-PM Saad Hariri to conclude his decision as for the election of Aoun as president. However, shall he insist on nominating (Marada Movement chief Suleiman) Franjieh for the post, then we will resort to plan B and that is a new election law,” Adwan told the daily in an interview.

“We are trying to persuade Mustaqbal and the Progressive Socialist Party of the hybrid election law, but if we fail to approve a new one by October 13, when the ordinary parliament session is due to convene, then we will have no choice but escalation, which we do not wish for,” added the MP.

He remarked that shall the LF choose to step up measures, “it will examine the step accurately, because as much as we suffer from a crisis in partnership in relation to the electoral law, we consider ourselves as bearers of national choices and coexistence.

“We ally ourselves with Mustaqbal and the PSP, therefore our escalation will not bear sectarian issues mainly that the election law has become a national requirement for all people,” he added.

“It is true that our basic demand is proper Christian representation but we will place it in a national framework because we are keen on our national interest,” Adwan concluded.

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Thumb barrymore 21 September 2016, 11:26

Adwan: Electing Aoun or Stipulating New Election Law Avert Escalation

The virus is infectious.... now the LF are threatening too.