Change and Reform Rejects 'Killing Democracy' by Extending Suleiman's Term
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The Change and Reform bloc of MP Michel Aoun announced on Tuesday its rejection of any extension of President Michel Suleiman's term, saying that it would be fatal to democracy in Lebanon.
MP Ibrahim Kanaan said after the bloc's weekly meeting: “We will appeal such a decision and follow through with it to the end.”
He stressed the need to elect a new president before Suleiman's term ends on May 25, highlighting the importance of quorum at parliament to ensure that the polls are held.
The fourth round of the presidential elections is scheduled for Thursday.
The previous two rounds failed to be held due to a lack of quorum that was caused by a boycott by the March 8 camp, including the Change and Reform bloc, over the ongoing disputes with the March 14 alliance on the elections.
Addressing the March 14 camp, Kanaan asked: “Do you choose the republic and constitutional means to rule the country or do you choose to run the country as previous administrations have?”
“Our rejection of the extension of Suleiman's term is not personal, but what applies to past presidents should apply to this one,” he remarked.
“We must respect the Taef Accord,” he declared.
Media reports have been focusing in recent days on the possibility of extending the president's term given the ongoing dispute over the elections and fears of the vacuum in the country's top post.
The March 14 alliance, European counties, the United States, Gulf monarchies and Russia voiced agreement over extending Suleiman's term if a consensual candidate was out of reach, diplomats told An Nahar newspaper on Tuesday.
Hizbullah deputy Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem said in remarks to al-Akhbar newspaper on Tuesday that “extending the term of Suleiman is unlikely to happen.”
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13 May 2014, 17:56
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Change and Reform Rejects 'Killing Democracy' by Extending Suleiman's Term...!
But the allies of the terror party are flourishing democracy by boycotting the elections. Double standards, blame, and failures are typical of this fake reform and change losers.
13 May 2014, 18:13
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this is hilarious. I want Geagea to be president for one reason only, so that everytime aoun enters his offices he looks up and sees Geagea's picture on his walls.:)
14 May 2014, 04:40
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Poor roro you are so tightly strung you have lost your sense of humor. It must eating at you that Geagea has showed aoun for the delusional old man he really is. You mentioned Hariri yet I still see M14 unified behind Geagea even after three parliamentary sessions. Whilst aoun on the other hand flip flopping to achieve consensus on him and only him when even HA will not back him. He had his chance to be a consensual president on his return but his paranoia got the better of him. Now he wants to be a consensual president under HA wing do you REALLY thing he can implement his MOU?
13 May 2014, 18:44
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The_Bore...... you are paranoid. I post with only one name, people-power. I am not ex-fpm.
You are a loser with no life who spends 24/7 posting propaganda for minimum wage. Get a life, loser!
13 May 2014, 18:58
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The_Bore.... you are putting us to sleep with your boring stories.
Nobody believes a word you say. As if Hariri would tell you his secret plan.
Hezbollah fears that M14 and Jumblatt bloc would vote for either Geagea or Helou after the first round of elections, since only 65 votes are required. M8 is not needed to reach 65 votes. HA is afraid of either candidate, so they boycotted the election, and demanded their lackey Aoun does the same.
This is democracy Iran style, and Aoun is happy to deny democracy as the HA errand boy.
Only in Iran and North Korea do you get to object to your political opponents candidates, not in Lebanon. Go read about democracy.
You can vote for any candidate you want, but blocking quorum is not democracy.
Having zero candidates is not democracy.
Appointing a president in a back room deal is not democracy.
13 May 2014, 20:01
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I'm sorry Bore, you are putting me to sleep. I can't handle it anymore with your childish behavior.
The "mods" abilities is a figment of your imagination. For all I know, this website has no "mods" and simply employs some algorithm that is based on offensive language used and/or number of down votes. I don't know and don't care.
You have some deep rooted psychological issues Bore. Spending 24/7 insulting people on a website that is, according to you, biased against you. You constantly pick fights with people online, and then you think you win all the arguments. This is not normal behavior. Really you should seek some help.
I don't care to engage with you any further.
13 May 2014, 21:01
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FPM is fatal to democracy in Lebanon with its claimed "right" to boycott electoral sessions of Parliament that do not elect its Leader, le petite generale; its irrational miming of le petite general's insistence on becoming president or creating vacuums in the institutions of government; and its enabling of Hezbollah as a political force to undermine the Republic, its Constitution, its laws and its democratic institutions.
13 May 2014, 23:00
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FPM: You killed democracy when you allied with Hezbollah / Iran / Syria !
You killed democracy when you accepted the elections of a President without renewing the parliament.
This parliament is obsolete and Suleiman should remain in power until a new parliament is born !
14 May 2014, 04:47
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Kaanan is a week or so late. These guys if they were serious would have immediately backed al Rahi not wait to be told to do so in their weekly hug fest. Then again the sewer mail system isn't really quick.
14 May 2014, 04:51
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Ex-FPM take it easy roro is a security guard who works nights so he has plenty of time to kill. Roro no response is necessary I was talking about you not too you. Thank you in advance. : )
14 May 2014, 04:57
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It was Aoun and co that turned it into a circus now they dispose of their orange noses and hide aoun's wig and jump on the democracy this, democracy that band waggon. Answer me this . How many times has aoun taken a hot for HA and how many times have HA changed their position because of aoun?
