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Syria Rejects Bassil's Idea of Border Refugee Camps

Let's be somewhat grounded in reality. There isn't enough allawites to establish a state... Sunni Syrians are not all against the state and most just want to return to normal life they onced enjoyed. Stop this sectarian rubbish... Children being killed and families completely destroyed by a dillusional foriegn sectarian regional war. All Syrians in Lebanon should be registered at a camp positioned near the border for quick return. No freedom of movement within Lebanon. Lebanon cannot be expected to absorb this amount of economic and humanitarian pressure.

Aoun Proposes a Two-Round Direct President Election

This is the french presidential system. Round one has as many candidates that sign up. The top 2 candidates that are most popular amongst christains then have a national, all citizen election. The winner is the presidant of the republic! Why not? General kahwajie could be a candidate and if he makes it pass the first round then good luck to him.

I like this chance for all Lebanese to elect their president with the christains deciding the final 2 candidates to represent them. The constitutional ammedment should be permanent and give the president power to dissolve the cabinet and call early general elections aswell.

Aoun Proposes a Two-Round Direct President Election

Flame catcher... You talk about Aoun harming the position of the christains as if you are one. If the christains hate him, he will not survive the first round and it will proberbly be geagea and khawajie or boutros harb in the second round... Then even if aoun made it pass the first round he would not win the 2nd round. Let's agree that this is a good initiative that should be considered and pretend that hariri or geagea was first to announce it. No sect has anywhere near a voting majority and a direct election of our president is a good thing that gives the people the voice and removes political back room deals and foriegn influence.

Aoun Proposes a Two-Round Direct President Election

Defecto... The decision doesn't just fall on the Muslims. Approx 40% of eligible voters are Christians. If the remaining 60% are approximately divided, Shiite 30% Sunni 25% Druze 5% then all of lebanons people have a significant say in the winner and representative of the republic of Lebanon.

Aoun Proposes a Two-Round Direct President Election

greatpierro...not being Lebanese (I guess Israeli), you wouldn't know that the president must be a Maronite Christian, the PM a Sunni, and the speaker of parliament a Shiite. Having the christains elect the first round candidates that must be maronite and essentially allow every person of the Lebanese republic the chance to directly elect one of two most popular christain candidates is a good step forward that removes back room deals and foriegn powers deals that result in a consensus president without popular local political support.

Aoun Proposes a Two-Round Direct President Election

Hi Defacto, it's a pleasure.

I don't think the representation is inaccurate or dangerous to the republic... This is a true figure in 2004 that was released by the interior ministry when the electoral law was approved in parliament before the martyre hariri was killed. Those eligible to vote must hold a current registered touzrika (ID with fingerprint),living in Lebanon and 21 and over.

If the government allows the expat citizens to vote at embassies like most democrtic countries permit, then 1960s demographics would apply that favour Christians. So true Lebanese demographics without Syrian or Palestinians would empower a real Lebanese state.

Aoun Proposes a Two-Round Direct President Election

anonymetexasusa... Who cares? If he wins after 2 rounds then he deserves it. He he doesn't then bad luck. The people will decide and this is democracy. Obama won with a majority... George bush won with out a majority. Different strokes of democracy. The USA have the college system and gw bush was one of only a very few presidents that won without a majority vote... How well did that go?

Why only look at a system that denies the candidate you like? If the people want him then respect their decision! You're already sounding like Rush Limbuagh and Hannity.

Aoun Proposes a Two-Round Direct President Election

anonymetexasusa... The president is not "our Christian" president... He is Lebanon's president! He just, must happen to be a Maronite. The speaker and PM is elected through Christian mps as well as Muslim. The current difference is that it is often their most popular politician that is elected. Since the taef accord, the Lebanese president that is reserved for the christains has always been some consensus president that has no popular Christian base. This proposed amendment would ensure a popular Christian is elected by all of Lebanon and not through political back door foriegn deals!

Israeli Troops Shoot Dead Palestinian Teen

the revenge that NetanYahoo promised has began. I wonder how many palestinian teenagers will be killed by the Israeli Government in response to the criminal act of kidnapping and killing 3 israeli teenagers?

3 Israeli Teens Found Dead, Netanyahu Says Hamas to Pay for 'Cold Blood' Murder

that is the most idiotic comment i've read on this site... and that is no easy feat!

The english are not killing, starving, restricting the movements and forcibly removing the Qubecau from their homes and lands, bulldozing whole villages and making millions homeless refugees wondering around north america!