FPM, LF trade jabs as parliament adjourns Bou Habib session

A parliament session for looking into a request for withdrawing confidence from Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib was adjourned Thursday due to lack of quorum.

After the session was cancelled, Lebanese Forces MP George Adwan accused Free Patriotic Movement Jebran Bassil of being the "de facto foreign minister," saying that his consultant Pascale Dahrouj is the one organizing the elections instead of Bou Habib.

He added that the LF is not the only party who has objected the distribution of polling stations abroad, threatening with publishing documents and facts.

Bassil, for his part, said that a "stupid person" from a political party -- apparently referring to the LF -- has done a mistake while registering the expats' zip codes. "Let them pay for their stupidity, instead of pointing fingers at any political side," Bassil lashed out.

"The distribution of polling stations abroad was a decision taken by Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi, so why are they requesting to withdraw confidence from Bou Habib" Bassil asked, claiming that the move is political and particularly targeting the FPM.

Bou Habib fiercely mocked Adwan, saying that the latter was "a shadow" of his leader during the civil war, in response to Adwan considering Bassil to be the "de facto foreign minister."

"He knows that I'm properly filling my post, and that no one tells me what to do," the foreign minister added.

53 MPs attended the session today, among which the FPM and Amal's MPs.