Charbel Says Extension of Suleiman's Mandate 'Inevitable'
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Caretaker Interior Minister Marwan Charbel said on Friday that the extension of President Michel Suleiman's mandate “is inevitable, whether he will agree on it or not.”
“The extension of Suleiman's term is inevitable if the political foes failed to form a new cabinet before his mandate ends,” Charbel said in an interview published in al-Akhbar newspaper.
He expressed pessimism over the possible extension but pointed out that “vacuum in the presidency post will have a negative repercussion amid the cabinet absence.”
Suleiman, whose mandate expires in May 2014, said previously that he would challenge the extension of his mandate if the parliament took such a move.
The president “will find himself obliged to agree on his extension to avert plunging the country into further political crisis,” Charbel pointed out.
“The country can't remain without a president,” the caretaker minister told al-Akhbar.
He pointed out that if the political foes failed to reach agreement over the new president, then Suleiman's term will be extended.
“If he rejected an extension to his term then we will have a parliament that isn't convening, a caretaker cabinet and a presidential vacuum,” Charbel added.
Talks over the presidential elections come amid soaring political tensions and the failure to form a new government.
Under article 49 of the Lebanese Constitution, the president shall be elected by secret ballot and by a two thirds majority of the 128-seat parliament.
11 October 2013, 09:59
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Exactly what i said before. They will start denying concerning the extension of the president's mandate then someone as stupid as Charbel who has no knowledge about constitutional Law will find it inevitable then opinions will witness a turn then they will extend and The president, the day when he announced he wouldnt accept to stay it was a Declaration from him that he Wants to stay.
Anyhow at the end of the day with or without a Government stop cheating your citizens and read your constitution it clearly stipulates many windows where you can vote for a new president without any government in hand. Bunch of liars and whats funny a lie coming out of the mouth of an ignorant who has no basic knowledge of Constitutional law.
11 October 2013, 10:08
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The extension of my Sri Lankan's maid VIDUSAHANI contract seems inevitable if the political foes in this country fail to form a new cabinet that includes the holy equation of the resistance, people, and army. Vidusahani's term expires soon and unless a new cabinet is formed a vacuum might occur in our household. Neither I or Alona are capable of handling the day to day pressures. Vidusahani will find herself obliged to agree on this extension to avert plunging our household into a social crisis.
11 October 2013, 11:56
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Our Constitutional Law has been ABUSED .
ENOUGH of this BS , it's time for our ISF & our LAF (who represents the whole spectrum of our citizens ) to overthrow this current illegal Government who are costing us Money , Chaos , Havoc , & Unwarranted Lebanese Lives , not to mention the destruction of our beloved Country !
The Lebanese President MUST allow to install ABSOLUTE MILITARY RULE !
Our very identity is on the edge of existence .
For the sake of our Country & People , replace these thieves wearing suites with our National Identity which is the Military Uniform bearing our CEDAR on our Heads !
Let us stop putting these thieving billionaires before our country , they have being milking us for generations , no more of their corrupted attitude , instal the young brave sons & daughters to protect our land & our future as well as break away from a family run mafia like monopoly !
MILITARY COUP !
Signed Wolf !
11 October 2013, 12:32
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flamecatcher and others kindly understand that you cannot blame one side on all the crisis that is happening in Lebanon at all. yes Hizbullah is to blame but also the 14 Camp is to blame. That is for the main reason that there are two major alliances that are struggling to hold the region each represented and supported by one block in lebanon. and as Lebanon vulnerable due to the division and due to the resources that it has but unable to extract people will be divided just like the political blocks administrating this country. Hizbullah and allies support Iran's plan of holding power and a strong alliance from the Gulf sea to the Mediterranean, Russia which is involved to maintain its last fortress which lays in Syria otherwise they will be stuck in the black sea and their fight with the chechens which is translated now in Syria. and America and Israel have the same plan from Saudi to Beirut through Syria thus disabling Iran from Nuclear arms and surrounding Russia in the black sea.
11 October 2013, 12:35
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so at the end of the day you're got Hizbullah and the 8th supporting the Russian Chinese Iranian plan. knowing that China is not directly involved but would like to lay its hands on any country or region which gets out of Western influence as they adopt Mao's policy of wait and influence and counter attack not Attack. and the 14th supports the American Israeli plan. and each one of you thinks he can blame one side which is totally wrong.
12 October 2013, 01:31
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@the1phoenix
sometimes when i read you, i hear the Bach speaking. it gives me goose bumps. we need more sensible people like you on this site.
