Adwan decries parliament inaction over war decisions, says LF to have a major stance later

MP George Adwan said Thursday at a press conference held by the Strong Republic bloc in parliament that "what happened over the past two years is that a certain faction dragged Lebanon into a war in support of Gaza, and the result was the destruction of Gaza and hundreds of thousands of martyrs. This was in addition to the Israeli occupation of Lebanon and the signing of the agreement in November 2024."

"The most dangerous aspect is that parliament seemed to be completely unconcerned with all of this," Adwan lamented.

Adwan pointed out that Hezbollah "entered the war to support Iran, which then went to negotiate with the Americans."

"Had it not been for the intervention of the Presidency and the Prime Minister, the Lebanese issue would not have been separated, and we would not have been negotiating on our own behalf. Furthermore, in all of this, parliament was absent, and there was no accountability," the MP said.

He asked: "How can ministers in the government not follow the government's decisions? All of this requires parliamentary oversight."

Adwan added: "We will participate in the parliamentary session, but when the war ends, as a Strong Republic bloc, we will demand that the government appear before parliament. Then we will raise all the questions about the war: Who entered it? Why? Who will bear responsibility for it and what were its consequences? Otherwise, we will be betraying the people's mandate and failing to convey their voice and their questions."

"We will have more to say after the war ends. Either the law and the constitution are applied to everyone, or we will reconsider everything," Adwan said.