Report: FPM Wants to Embarrass LF into Street Rally Participation
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The Free Patriotic Movement chose to brand its planned street movements under the title of commitment to the National Pact in order to embarrass its allies into participation in the rally it called for on September 28 and October 7, media reports said on Thursday.
Change and Reform ministerial sources said that the FPM decided to raise the slogan of the “National Pact” in its demonstration in an attempt to embarrass its allies mainly the Lebanese Forces to push them towards participation.
The sources added that it has become clear for the FPM that the Lebanese Forces will not take part in street rallies in protest to a suggestion to extend the term of Army Commander General Jean Qahwaji and has therefore chose another title for its moves.
The Lebanese Forces would be embarrassed if they chose to stay outside the circle of participation since commitment to the “National Pact” is a sensitive issue among the Christian community, analyzed the sources.
“Taking to the streets is something agreed upon with the Lebanese Forces,” they stated “it is normal for the LF to involve in the popular movement even though the details of participation with regard to the areas and numbers have not been yet resolved.”
On Wednesday, the Change and Reform announced that it has started mobilizing for street protests on September 28 and October 13 as part of its escalatory steps that are aimed at pressing the other parties in the country to “abide by the National Pact.”
FPM chief Jebran Bassil has threatened that the FPM would “topple the government” through street protests if the other parties do not heed the movement's demand regarding “partnership” and the National Pact.
The 1943 National Pact is an unwritten agreement that set the foundations of modern Lebanon as a multi-confessional state based on Christian-Muslim partnership.
On the other hand, senior March 8 sources pointed out: “Hizbullah has no relation with the street movements of the FPM. The party has not yet decided if it will take part in future cabinet meetings or not.”
15 September 2016, 19:09
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If FPM were committed to the National Pact, it would go to Parliament and vote for a President of the Republic. If the FPM would put as much energy into being a national party as it does into organizing street demonstrations against the government that it is responsible for, then Lebanon might be a nation-state. As it is, the article correctly calls the FPM a "bloc" but it should be spelled, "block" because its all they do. Its what they are paid to do. Be the front men keeping the Lebanese State institutions frozen so that Hezbollah can prosecute Iranian diktats for Hezbollah's participation in the Syrian War without having to bother with a Lebanese Government that would oppose such participation.
Way to go FPM, you are hypocrites of the First Order. Your actions betray your cause. National Pact vindication, indeed!!!
15 September 2016, 20:27
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Nothing doing, the Lebanese Forces are wiser than this. They understand that bringing up the National Pact file by the FPM is a red herring akin to the "false witness" file that toppled the Hariri government and give birth to the Hezballah controlled Mikati headed government that was ironically counter to the partnership and the National Pact that the FPM allegedly holds dear. As you recall the "false witness" file was never brought up again during Mikati's tenure or since as Bassil was too busy embezzling.. err.. sorry.. inheriting million$$.
