Moussawi Advises Mustaqbal against 'Stubbornness' on 'Sunni Pluralism'
MP Nawwaf al-Moussawi of Hizbullah on Sunday said he “advises” al-Mustaqbal Movement against showing “stubbornness” on the issue of representing the so-called opposition Sunni MPs in the new cabinet.
“Stability in Lebanon and resolving its crises are based on the pluralism of sectarian representation, that's why we advise the brothers in al-Mustaqbal Movement not to deal stubbornly or intransigently with the issue of political and partisan pluralism in the Sunni community,” Moussawi said.
“In the Shiite community, there are the AMAL Movement and Hizbullah, and some might say that we are allied and this is true, so let there be pluralism in the Sunni community and let them be allied,” the MP suggested.
The new cabinet was on the verge of formation last Monday after the Lebanese Forces accepted the portfolios that were assigned to it but a last-minute hurdle over the representation of pro-Hizbullah Sunni MPs surfaced.
Hizbullah has backed the MPs' demand and refrained from providing Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri with the names of its own ministers in a bid to press him to accept giving a seat to the aforementioned Sunni grouping.
“The results of the parliamentary elections must be respected in the formation of the government. This has been and is still our unchanged stance,” Moussawi said on Sunday.
Noting that the so-called Sunni obstacle is not new, the MP pointed out that Hizbullah “had always called for addressing this issue.”
“There are 27 Sunni MPs in parliament – 17 for al-Mustaqbal bloc and 10 MPs outside of al-Mustaqbal bloc – so should we deal with these lawmakers as if they don't exist?” Moussawi added.
Addressing Hariri, Moussawi also stressed that the MPs Osama Saad, Faisal Karami, Jihad al-Samad and Abdul Rahim Mrad are true representatives of their electorates in Sidon, Tripoli, Dinniyeh and West Bekaa.
“They won through Sunni votes,” Moussawi emphasized.
04 November 2018, 17:53
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I, as an independent shiite would like to be represented in the government. Also I'd like my seat to be from Hizbo's portion since they are so keen and care about others be represented. Pleas let me know Mr. Mousawi. After all you are my MP in my district.
04 November 2018, 18:12
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@POS
I noticed you always agree with the shia iranians occupying Lebanon. You also always agree with Khamenei and nassrallah. As an unbiased westerner don't you find that odd?
05 November 2018, 03:19
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Your attitude towards blacks and Jews just convinced me you are a Christian Westerner.
05 November 2018, 08:29
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@libanaisshia
but you support a bearded iranian mass murder who killed prime ministers, MPs, journalists, women and children and you find enough reasons to do so.
Filth!
04 November 2018, 19:23
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moussawi employing taqiya. only osama saad was elected with more sunni votes than the losers in there districts and osama saad is not a member of the so called sunni gathering block. karami and al-Samad have been blacklisted by aoun because they're a member of the frangieh block. moreover hariri and aoun not nasrala are in charge of formation and the both have come out against the fake block. hezbala are the ones who should stop stubbornly creating obstacles. nasrala's claim that hezbala is not interfering is also an example of taqiya. hezbala is holding the formation hostage waiting to see the consequences of the us sanctions on iran and the result of the us midterm elections
05 November 2018, 22:19
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resilient... thank you for (once again) demonstrating your level of idiocy... well... at least we get to laugh here...
04 November 2018, 19:38
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aoun and hariri should go around the latest hezbala obstruction and give a sunni seat from the president's share like bassil proposed last week to a sunni but one close to makhzoumi, mikati or saad. they got more votes than any members of the fake block. this way hezbala will have to come up with a new form of obstruction or let go
05 November 2018, 09:57
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وفي الختام لا بدّ من توجيه تحية لفخامة رئيس الجمهورية العماد ميشال عون على موقفه الحكيم والرصين والواعي والعاقل عندما قال خلال مقابلته الأخيرة: " يهمنا أن يكون رئيس الحكومة قوياً لأنّ المسؤولية على عاتقه كبيرة ولا يجوز أن يحصل ما يحصل اليوم".. ومن له اذنان سامعتان فليسمع.
05 November 2018, 10:00
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here we go again --- hassabala rock band lead by star singer assasino victory of ghost -- for z lord sake take a break and have a kit kat...
