Bassil Meets Nasrallah, Hints Aoun’s Bloc May Boycott Cabinet Session
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Energy Minister Jebran Bassil did not deny on Sunday that he had met with Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Thursday, reported al-Liwaa newspaper on Monday.
The meeting took place shortly after cabinet rejected Labor Minister Charbel Nahhas’ proposal over the wage hike.
Bassil hinted to al-Jadeed television that a new phase of agreements has been launched between MP Michel Aoun’s Change and Reform bloc, Hizbullah, and the AMAL movement.
He did not reveal whether Aoun himself had also met with Nasrallah.
The energy minister quoted Nasrallah as saying that he understands the Change and Reform bloc’s demands and supports them.
Furthermore, Bassil hinted that Aoun’s ministers may boycott Monday’s cabinet session, which is dedicated to studying the parliamentary electoral law.
He did not give further details over the reasons of the possible boycott.
Al-Liwaa said that proposal to adopt proportional representation in the law may not be advocated in light of Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat’s opposition to it.
Bassil called on the “current majority in cabinet to prove that it is in fact a majority and demonstrate that it takes decisions and does not simply bide its time.”
He revealed that he received “guarantees from Hizbullah that the majority’s role will be reactivated.”
“This is why we will dismiss what happened over the wage hike in the previous session,” he added.
“We believe the wage hike decree to be part of the bigger picture and we will therefore not linger on small details,” stressed the minister.
Last week, the cabinet approved a wage hike other than the decree proposed by Labor Minister Charbel Nahhas, where minimum wage increased by LL100,000 to LL600,000, salaries under LL1 million by 30% up to a LL200,000 increase, and salaries above LL1 million by a 20% increase up to LL275,000.
A few weeks ago, Aoun’s Change and Reform bloc boycotted a cabinet session in protest over the way their proposals were being handled.
The government has recently discussed a draft law proposed by Interior Minister Marwan Charbel on adopting the proportional representation system in the upcoming elections, under which Lebanon would be divided into 10 to 14 medium-sized electorates.
12 December 2011, 15:51
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“This is why we will dismiss what happened over the wage hike in the previous session”
Like you dismissed the appointment of Abbas Ibrahim as the head of General Security...?
Like you dismissed all changes made to the Electricity plan...?
Like you dismissed the Lassa events...?
Like you dismissed the funding of STL...?
Like you dismissed the fact that the troubles in Syria were supposed to be terminated over a month ago...?
Aoun and the son in outlaw are failures! A disgrace for Lebanon!
12 December 2011, 17:04
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I asked myself self were have you seen this Bassil character before then it dawned on me there:
www.asterix.com/encyclopedie/personnages/tullius-detritus.html
12 December 2011, 18:47
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The little pup does not dare to put on his necktie in front of Nasrallah.
How pathetic.
12 December 2011, 19:00
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The retard meets with the deciple of the Devil. One doesn't pay for electricity, the other steals the money from electricity, togethr they are bankrupting the country. Both need a diaper change because Syria is going down.
13 December 2011, 01:06
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How come only hassan nasrallah and Hizbullah say that they like Iran and they are friends with Iran? They must be abusing the democratic state in Lebanon, the fascists?
13 December 2011, 03:50
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@ lepatriot
MEN stand by their principles.
MEN stand firm by whatever they believe in.
Unlike chameleons (M. Aoun, J. Bassil and co.) who change their beliefs (and appearances for that matter) every time it suits them.
You're damn right I'm mad.
13 December 2011, 04:01
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Are not they supposed to eat the plant that stands between them? There must be a video coming up soon?
13 December 2011, 04:40
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Nassy doesn't allow neckties because it reminds him too much of the rope he will hang from for the rape of Beirut and the starting of an offensive war that cost the country $7 billion that he did not have to pay for.
