Aoun Responds to Suleiman: Political Rights Subject to Constitution, Not Votes
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Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun criticized on Thursday President Michel Suleiman's recent statements in which he criticized some ministers for violating government consensus over the parliamentary electoral law.
Aoun said in a statement: “The issue of the electoral law should not only be discussed through national consensus, but it is also an issue of political rights stipulated by the constitution.”
“The electoral law helps ensure that the concerned people's rights are met,” he added.
“Political rights are therefore subject to legal and constitutional articles, not votes,” explained Aoun.
Suleiman had said at the beginning of a cabinet session Thursday: “There has been talk that the president has violated the Christian consensus over an electoral law, and that is not true.”
“How could I have violated a consensus that I was not consulted over?” he wondered in reference to his opposition to the Orthodox Gathering electoral draft law that enjoys the agreement of a Christian four-party committee comprised of the Phalange Party, Marada Movement, FPM, and Lebanese Forces.
Suleiman added that some non-Christian parties were not consulted over the agreement on the Orthodox Gathering proposal.
17 January 2013, 18:45
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Aoun is a very strange guy. The president stated from the beginning that he is against the so-called orthodox proposal because he thinks it is against the law and constitution. The fpm is the one pushing for voting on the law!!! Either this article misrepresented some or the general has to keep his story straight.
17 January 2013, 20:15
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If u know what i mean!!! WTF what is this statement. Please can someone Explain!!!!!
17 January 2013, 20:48
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Now let's say that the Christians get to vote for their MPs, and 35% of the population votes for 50% of the MPs, are the Muslims are going to be happy for them and let them get away with that? May be we want to remember what happened in 1958. This law is not a step forward, this is a step off the cliff. What's wrong with old fashioned democracy where divisions are geographical with small districts. Christians get to vote for Christians, Muslims get to vote for Muslims, and mixed areas vote for mixed representatives?
17 January 2013, 22:14
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Why did the ministers of this lowlife coward army deserter vote for the Shiite elect every MP law of 13 electoral districts in cabinet? Is his Alzheimer so advanced he forgot about something that happened just a few mouth ago?
17 January 2013, 22:17
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AOUN makes a fine specimen of homo australopithecus, the link between us humans and our simian ancestors..
18 January 2013, 14:36
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oh! i offended sissy boy and his lover! i didn t know you two were together gay boys!!!
18 January 2013, 01:16
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the renaissance in lebanon:the generals sleiman lahoud aoun charbel kahwaji.... and none have seen a real war,i hope the new orthodox law will include that each sect elect its "general/president"....anyway its not about an election law ,its about changing the regime!!!!
18 January 2013, 13:03
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enno shou, baddak yel3abo seif w teres ta yna2o enoun el entikhab?
18 January 2013, 18:39
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above is directed at FT aka LameFollower of failed political movement (FPM) and its retarded and mentally challenged leader.
