Aoun Invites Representatives of Oct 17 Uprising to Partake in New Govt.
President Michel Aoun said in a tweet on Thursday that he seeks to include in the new government “competent” figures representing anti-government protesters of the October 17 uprising.
“I call and seek to include competencies (individuals) representing the voice of the street in the new government,” he said in a tweet.
Efforts are ongoing to form a new government after the resignation of PM Hassan Diab’s cabinet over the August 4 colossal Beirut port explosion, widely blamed on negligence and corruption by the country's ruling class.
Anti-government protesters have also been demanding Aoun to resign, and an overhaul of Lebanon’s sectarian political class.
Since Diab’s resignation on August 10, Aoun has not yet called lawmakers for binding parliamentary consultations to name a new premier.
The government is in a caretaker capacity, and parties have not yet agreed on the form of the government and its premier.
But, Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, drew in a speech a few days ago the form of an upcoming government, demanding a national unity cabinet and rejecting a neutral one much demanded by the Lebanese street.
20 August 2020, 14:08
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Well if you want individuals who are competent to run the Government first you must step down as you are most incompetent individual to be part of any Government!!!
20 August 2020, 14:46
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God help Lebanon if Hariri comes back as PM. That will be a slap in the face to every Lebanese that was impacted by the blast of August 4th, and we are right back where we started from.
20 August 2020, 16:58
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If Hariri accepts to be back as PM whether under his rules or not, he'll go down in history as the one that kept the status quo and protected the political ruling class. He will be the biggest cover for Hizbos. of course they claim he's the only one that can bring back foreign investment which is total BS. Only root Reforms from top to bottom will see a sing penny come back. It's strap being set up. If he has any dignity he should never return as PM under any circumstance.
20 August 2020, 15:07
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God bless hezbollah and president Aoun for wanting to include independent competent figures in the new independent technocrat government.
Shia Shia Shia !!
20 August 2020, 15:16
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In another democratic country, the President would have resigned or forced to resign long ago. Aoun admitted he knew about the storage of the ammonium nitrate which caused the huge devastating blasts at Beirut's port. HE MUST STEP DOWN.
20 August 2020, 17:50
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Lebanon hasn't improved for 30 years.The history goes way back all to blame.They will never agree for they live in the past.Time for change to focus on moving forward with a younger educatated group of today's generation.
Time for peace and safety for the children and the people.All must go and a new government should be formed by the younger generation.
20 August 2020, 17:52
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it is the hypocrisy in its best, to offer the possibility that representatives of Oct.17 uprising participate in next government.
We expect their answer something like " are you kidding me or insulting me?" .
20 August 2020, 20:20
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I like the logic here: “Come have seat at the table so that you can legitimize us. You can fight for the needs of the people while we’ll fight for our own needs”
21 August 2020, 04:19
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Anything Hezbollah says be sure to do the opposite. They must lay down their arms. Onky the Lebanese Army is to bear arms!
Do NOT elect any past politician or person publicly supported by a political group.
Lebanon must restart from ground zero.
