Miqati Lashes Out at Mustaqbal over Electoral Draft Law, Says Reaction ‘Unjustified’
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Prime Minister Najib Miqati considered on Thursday al-Mustaqbal movement’s reaction regarding the cabinet’s approval of the electoral draft law “unjustified” and “incomprehensible” given that it hasn’t been put into effect yet.
“The parliament will decide upon the issue and will adopt the decision that it considers adequate therefore there was no need for all this contrived fuss,” Miqati told As Safir newspaper.
The cabinet on Tuesday approved an electoral law based on proportional representation and 13 districts.
The premier said that he committed to the ministerial statement, which included setting a new electoral law based on proportional representation.
“The parliament is responsible for the rest as those who reject the draft law will merely have to provide the required majority to modify or change it,” Miqati stated.
He told the daily that “some became hysterical only because this cabinet adopted the electoral draft law,” noting that they are “sensitive” towards any achievement made by the government.
“They want me to resign and to replace the cabinet with a caretaking one,” Miqati added.
He expressed surprise over the “incitement” practiced by those who reject the draft law through using sectarian rhetoric, denying that the draft law was made to give powers to Shiite Hizbullah against the Sunnis.
“Whoever is saying this doesn’t understand the real meaning of proportionality,” Miqati pointed out.
The March 14 alliance rejected the electoral draft law adopted by the cabinet, arguing that it comes in favor of Hizbullah.
09 August 2012, 09:23
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traitor to your country and syro/iranian agent: go home before you are kicked out and put in prison.
09 August 2012, 10:14
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Is everyone a traitor who wants lebanon to prosper and change ?
or can only ideas for change come out of a lebanese from a certain political part or sect ? and then they be considered only acceptable? !
stop being a hater mate!
put ur own ideologies aside ( of ur party and ur own) and work together for once!
09 August 2012, 15:23
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Mikati's ties to the syro/iranians, economical and political, are the reason he is in this post.
please explain to me what are his achievements since he took over this cabinet?
this law is just an election law that favors m8: is this an achievement?
if he was a centrist, would he really accept to pass such a law?
hoping for a clear reply instead of plain accusations.
09 August 2012, 10:22
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"I just don't understand it" is getting to be a standard reaction of Mr. Miqati. It seems that he is always surprised at the reaction of the opposition whenever he believes that he - or his cabinet - came up with an achievement.
If anything, Mikati's "I'm surprised" and "it's incomprehensible" public statements are an indication of political immaturity. The negative reactions of an opposition are to be expected in a democratic country where healthy political debate is the name of the game. How would Mr. Mikati react in a "question and answer" session at British Parliament where refuting the government's claim for achievements is turned into a national sport?
Mr. Miqati should get used to being criticized and should learn to provide us with answers that are a little more entertaining than boring statements of indignation and incredulity.
09 August 2012, 11:54
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FT stop your BS
this is not about proportionality, this is about hizbushaitan and fpm tailoring a aw so they can win.
this is about thwarting expat vote (what does it mean to have a district 14 with 6 MPs divided over six sectes?) while Christians were counting on expat vote to adjust representation?
please stop your useless BS.
09 August 2012, 16:21
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Another uncomfortable reality for all you March14eens: The majority of Lebanon wants representational voting, Why shouldn't the majority have more power? Do you want to be Bahrain? You want to blame them and retain a system that allows a minority to block any progess. Maybe Israel can attack and weaken Hezbollah enough so Harari can get back in power then he and his cronies can do nothing and start stealing again. Wouldn't that be great? Just like before when Lebanon was paradise.
09 August 2012, 16:31
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"Absolute power corrupts absolutely", our evil overlords the Party of Terror and Intimidation, will do, say, bomb, threaten, cheat, lie, fabricate, explain, justify, rationalize, kill, and deceive to keep its power and hegemony over the rest of us.
