Report: Concerns over Iraq-Like Parliamentary Legalization of Hizbullah Forces

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Concerns have surfaced that Hizbullah might be seeking an electoral law that allows it and its allies to take the parliamentary majority in a manner that would enable them to legalize Hizbullah's presence as a paramilitary force, a media report said on Sunday.

“The ministers of the Lebanese Forces have been the most concerned over how to deal with the issue of the resistance in the policy statement and the calls for an electoral law fully based on proportional representation,” the Kuwaiti al-Anbaa newspaper quoted unnamed sources as saying.

“Some circles have concerns that there are efforts to seize control of parliament, in the vein of what happened in the government, in a manner similar to the situation in Iraq,” the sources added, referring to the Iraqi parliament's legalization of the Shiite-led Popular Mobilization Forces.

On November 26, the Iraqi parliament passed a bill recognizing the PMF, also known as Hashed al-Shaabi, as a government entity operating alongside the military.

LF's ministers had on Saturday voiced reservations over a clause pertaining to resistance against Israel in the policy statement of the new government.

Comments 9
Thumb justice 25 December 2016, 14:10

Hezbollah's main objective of insisting on proportional representation is to seize control of parliament and therefore the country. It has more than 99% of shia votes but can buy/influence 15-20 % of Sunnis, Druze, and Christians.

Once it does that, there is no telling what it would do. It might merge the LAF 'police force' into their Hussain Army.

Thumb ansarullah 25 December 2016, 14:47

Ma'bdna Jeish blibnein Illa Jeishak Ya Hussain

Lan Tousba Zainabu Marratayn

Lan Lan Lan

Thumb shab 25 December 2016, 18:25

Why fus7a ?

Thumb kanaanljdid 27 December 2016, 18:13

Fus7a because they are foreign to Lebanon, its local culture and its interests

Thumb 7ajeh7ayat 25 December 2016, 19:11

Yo Zainabu Martin, it's spelled Toshiba duh!

Thumb Puppet 25 December 2016, 16:40

All my respect and admiration go to the minsters of the Lebanese Forces because they have been the most concerned.

Missing rabbishlomo 26 December 2016, 23:56

I also have respect and admiration for the Lebanese forces and their leadership. In the name of the almighty dollar they poisoned our environment and now they are the most concerned.

Thumb galaxy 27 December 2016, 10:36

well said flamethrower

Thumb Elemental 25 December 2016, 19:08

Iranians illegally occupying land that's not theirs and now asking to be legal...sounds like Israel in a mirror.