Berri Prioritizes Presidential Crisis, Warns to Suspend Dialogue if more Parties Boycott it
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Speaker Nabih Berri has reiterated that the presidential deadlock was the first item on the agenda of the dialogue that is scheduled to be held on Wednesday, warning he would suspend his initiative if more than one party decided to boycott the talks.
Berri told his visitors that he would propose the discussion of the presidential crisis and then move to another item if the rival parties failed to agree on it.
“Who knows? We might agree on the electoral law based on proportionality … and then on holding the parliamentary elections,” he said in remarks published in several newspapers on Monday.
“We could then immediately elect a president. This way, we would succeed in Lebanonizing the solution,” Berri added.
The speaker rejected criticism that the March 8 alliance is more represented than March 14 at the dialogue table.
“There is no majority or minority for anyone in the dialogue because it will take its decisions based on consensus and not voting,” he said.
The heads of the rival parliamentary blocs, Prime Minister Tammam Salam and several other officials are expected to attend the first round of the dialogue that Berri will chair on Wednesday.
Only the Lebanese Forces announced it would boycott the talks.
Berri said, however, that the parties supporting the election of a president and the approval of an electoral draft-law, should head to the parliament and not boycott it.
The speaker warned that he would suspend his initiative if any party other than the LF decided not to attend the talks.
He also stressed that in case the rival blocs failed to take decisions, then the dialogue would be seen as “a failure for all and not just Nabih Berri.”
The talks will be held as civil society groups are planning to hold a mass demonstration in downtown Beirut on the same day.
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07 September 2015, 07:48
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Mr. Berri
do you know why my friend flamethrower was banned?
07 September 2015, 07:49
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FT, botros.khawand, mowaten, slammer and I are the 5 most informative posters on naharnet by 5 country miles. No wonder our posts are always in the VIP section of the top rated comments. No wonder
07 September 2015, 07:50
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Mr. Berri, Mr. Aoun and Mr. Jumblatt are the only three leaders working for Lebanon right now.
07 September 2015, 08:12
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Dearest @lebjack
I think you don't doubt how fond I am of you. I also don't doubt that you know the immense respect I have for you. Could you please tell me why I was banned?
07 September 2015, 08:14
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@lebjack
I am a friend of mowaten and I post on his behalf when he asks me.
07 September 2015, 07:57
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I respect mr. berri, mr. mowaten, and mr. report.man equally.
07 September 2015, 08:23
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I really wonder why the Lebanese people keep backing the same people who actively participated in the civil war? it is obvious in order to pave the way to prosperity you need another, to not say the opposite, breed of managers.
07 September 2015, 08:40
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"Lebanonization the solution"....sounds very nobel! but please not Lebanonization by the Lebanese warlords ,these warlords have left a bloody track record from which we physically and mentally are still carrying the scars.
07 September 2015, 09:10
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أكد عضو كتلة الوفاء للمقاومة النائب نواف الموسوي أننا “نريد رئيسا حقيقيا للبنان قادرا على الدفاع عن التوازن والشراكة والصيغة اللبنانية، هو بلا عبارتين بل عبارة واحدة هو الجنرال عون بوصفه الرئيس الماروني القوي”.وتابع، خلال لقاء سياسي، “اذا أراد حزب الله أن يعلن أنه سينسحب غدا من سوريا، فلن تبقى دولة من الدول او شعب من الشعوب الحرة إلا وسيهرع الى حزب الله يطلب منه عدم الخروج من سوريا لأن لولا هذا القتال لكان التكفيريون على شاطئ البحر الأبيض المتوسط”.
07 September 2015, 09:41
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Mou3een el shareef and I would like to attend the dialogue sessions
07 September 2015, 10:33
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milk is not white
chocolate is not black
ice-cream is not cold
honey is not sweet
orange is the new yellow
07 September 2015, 10:40
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I admire IT experts. I wonder if they can detect the origin of those who comment on this blog? Can they tell if any are from Qatar or Iran?
07 September 2015, 13:41
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Mr. Berri, as if you had any other choice, electing a new president is of the highest order of the day because if you don't, the accumulating crises will not only inundate you politicians but also us as well. Your M8 side opposed by M14 have been playing this push and pull situation to its very fringe limits, taking the matter any further will only exacerbate the matter and make it even worse, as if it wasn't bad already. A president even if in limited powers is still the crux of Lebanon's survival, M8 and M14 cannot be expected to continue their mutual distrust of each other. Neither Geagea nor Aoun can be elected for reasons we all know why, but excellent candidates abound. They have clean hands, are younger and have a lot more in them than both Geagea and Aoun combined, let's move on, have our new president, then let's solve all the other problems that have now become truly unsurmountable. Then after ya dear Mr. Berri, you should retire and start enjoying your Billions.
07 September 2015, 18:45
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Berri said, however, that the parties supporting the election of a president and the approval of an electoral draft-law, should head to the parliament and not boycott it.
Helicopter said, however, that the parties boycotting the election of a president should head to the parliament and not boycott it.
