Change and Reform Accuses Salam of Usurping President's Jurisdiction on Decrees
The Change and Reform parliamentary bloc on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Tammam Salam of infringing on the Christian president's jurisdiction in the issuance of so-called presidential decrees, hours after the bloc's ministers and their Hizbullah allies walked out of a tense cabinet session.
“The decrees fall under the jurisdiction of the president and it is the only jurisdiction left for the president (after the Taef Accord) and the premier is infringing on it,” Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil said after the bloc's weekly meeting.
Even “normal decrees require the signatures of the 24 ministers or all the ministerial blocs in the event of a presidential vacuum and we won't accept the usurpation of the president's last remaining jurisdiction,” Bassil stressed.
He noted that consensus in the cabinet is a “constitutional stipulation” amid a presidential vacuum.
“Anything else would be an attempt to undermine partnership,” the FM warned.
Turning to the unprecedented waste management crisis, Bassil noted that “it would've been useful had we exerted more efforts in 2010, together with the people, to avoid this fabricated garbage crisis.”
He pointed out that the crisis is being “exploited politically” with the aim of pressuring the Free Patriotic Movement.
“Developing Akkar to exploit it in the waste management issue is an attempt to underestimate people's intelligence,” he said.
Addressing civil society protesters who have been demonstrating against the government for weeks now over the trash problem, Bassil said that “launching corruption accusations against everyone does not benefit those demanding an end to corruption,” noting that the FPM had exerted efforts over the past years to avoid the current garbage crisis.
During an extraordinary cabinet session earlier in the day, the cabinet agreed to annul the results of the waste management tender that were announced on Monday, after they were rejected by both activists and parties represented in the government.
The government also agreed to dedicate 100 million dollars to set up a temporary dump in the impoverished northern region of Akkar. The dump will only be established for three years.
The funds will also be used for development projects in the area.
The waste management bids will be referred once again to the concerned ministerial committee, said Information Minister Ramzi Jreij after the session.
A number of politicians had voiced their rejection of the bids due to their “high prices.”
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M.T.
25 August 2015, 18:23
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what bassil is saying and doing is ridiculous justification of his and the FPM's obstruction and destruction of the state. Does Bassil really believe that 24 normal people let alone 24 politically motivated ministers would unanimously agree on one single matter. Therefore, He is using this excuse to sink the country further into the abyss.
25 August 2015, 18:43
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It is not unusual for this amateur politician to pick and choose what part of the Taef accord suits him and the exact time it suits his purposes. The Taef accord called for the dissolution of all militias including your biggest ally hezbollah. Partnership is selective and when it suits him. When the FPM and Hezbollah orchestrated the black T-shirts coup and installed a non representative prime minister (Miqati), partnership was forgotten.
25 August 2015, 22:55
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Oh I remember so well when Aoun was in exile how he used to bash Syria and Iran for meddling in Lebanon's affairs. I remember how he used to call HA's weapons illegitimate and ask for their disarmament. I used to have so much respect for the man.
How times have changed...
25 August 2015, 18:45
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Ladies and Gentlemen: Here is the future president of Lebanon.
26 August 2015, 11:26
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what bassil is saying and doing is ridiculous justification of his and the FPM's obstruction and destruction of the state. Does Bassil really believe that 24 normal people let alone 24 politically motivated ministers would unanimously agree on one single matter. Therefore, He is using this excuse to sink the country further into the abyss.
25 August 2015, 19:38
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It looks like Akkar will be the dumping ground for all of the nation's garbage.
25 August 2015, 20:01
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flamethrower (johnny.barker)
Once Bassil got the 1.2 billion usd, how did M14 delay the energy ministry projects or better still explain how could they do that? Second, who is the current energy minister and is he not an FPM or an ally of the FPM. Third, didn't the current energy minister say a week ago " you want I bring electricity from my father's house?! give me one billion usd and i give you electricity".
25 August 2015, 20:13
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the new leader of the finger pointing movement ladies and gentlemen.
25 August 2015, 20:19
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Pajama boy
C'est une question qu'un ImBASSIL peut bien repondre
25 August 2015, 20:19
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another day, another week, another alias as flamethrower (jonny.walker) embark on his childhood dream of achieving that elusive gold medal in posting non stop propaganda and insults.
25 August 2015, 20:29
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hahahahahaha! no matter what name you use flamesrower, no matter what phrase you say, no matter what disguise you use for security reasons you are always somesing anazar. Even my maid recognized you and came rushing into my room and told me 'Sir Sir flamesrower is posting again'
We love you flamesrower more than you can imagine.
25 August 2015, 20:38
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Nah Mini Aoun, the only Prime Minister who usurped the president's jurisdictions is the one who's only duty was to elect one. He instead occupied the presidential palace, proclaimed himself Président et six Ministres and tried to use the Lebanese army to destroy the establishment and appoint himself president and in the process lost three wars he stated. That Prime Minister, a coward and an army deserter to boot, failed miserably on all counts. It seems failing is what he does best.
25 August 2015, 20:51
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mowaten, kudos as usual for pointing out jonny.barker and company , it's good to see that not all hezbollah secular supporters embrace those trolls and their filthy language.
25 August 2015, 21:10
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There is a difference between asking to hv the same paycheck and dress alike and asking how a lebanese minister got to be so wealthy in so litle time....
So yes bassilo kamen tel3et riht...
26 August 2015, 00:19
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I am not certain, so would like to ask the question: Does the FPM internal bylaws have a minimum limit on how tall their president has to be? Do midgets qualify?
26 August 2015, 06:07
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Apparently not and that is why Bassil was "elected" as their leader.
26 August 2015, 01:23
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Bas-seal has big mouth to criticize but no Brain to find any solution. Indeed FPM obstructs the election of a president then they criticize the Premier in everything under the excuse of defending "Christian rights". All what you do is benefiting from HA to defend FAMILY interest in the service of Iran.
26 August 2015, 02:22
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They should allow this fag to marry his boyfriend , then send both men on a honeymoon to Tehran
26 August 2015, 09:52
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Noooo le beau bassill.. everybody has so much respect for u.. u really speak out of conviction.. pls how much wealth have u accumulated so far!
= u 're really exactly like all the others...
26 August 2015, 10:11
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@naharnet you can't be serious! How can you delete all these comments?! If that's what you want we will all make an account every minute and vote down posters and report them and have you delete their comments. This is so unprofessional. Hire competent moderators or close this forum for good.
26 August 2015, 10:30
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agreed this is ridiculous moderating.... the threads are empty except for mowaten, southern, and mystic's comments.
repost:
ex-fpm
It is not unusual for this amateur politician to pick and choose what part of the Taef accord suits him and the exact time it suits his purposes. The Taef accord called for the dissolution of all militias including your biggest ally hezbollah. Partnership is selective and when it suits him. When the FPM and Hezbollah orchestrated the black T-shirts coup and installed a non representative prime minister (Miqati), partnership was forgotten.
26 August 2015, 10:54
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another one that was deleted
Aoun's Flip Flop - 5 minute Contradiction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZcI6sVDRCY
