Suleiman Hails New Tunisian Constitution, Calls for Democratic Systems in Region
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President Michel Suleiman participated on Friday in a ceremony in Tunisia to celebrate the adoption of the country's new constitution three years after the revolution and attended by the heads of state.
Suleiman voiced hope during a brief speech before the Tunisian national assembly that Tunis enjoys stability and prosperity after the adoption of the new constitution.
He considered that the transitional process in Tunis was specialized by the adoption of democratic standards.
Suleiman pointed out that the Lebanese experience indicates that the higher constitutional court, which was adopted in the new Tunisian constitution, shouldn't be politicized or paralyzed.
Suleiman expressed belief that the constitutions in the country's of the region should lessen extremism and become more democratic, in addition to taking into consideration the diversity and pluralism.
A symbolic ceremony at the national assembly, where the constitution was adopted on January 26, burnished Tunisia's positive image in contrast with other Arab Spring nations such as Libya and Egypt that remain plagued by instability and political turmoil.
The charter is widely regarded as being the most progressive in the region.
Media reports said earlier that Suleiman is expected to hold a meeting with French President Francois Hollande on the sidelines of the ceremony.
The two are expected to tackle a Saudi Arabia's grant to the Lebanese army.
The president revealed in late December that Saudi Arabia has decided to donate three billion dollars with the aim of purchasing French weapons for the Lebanese army as soon as possible.
07 February 2014, 14:11
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Verry good job for tunisia, 3a 2belna.. Civil constitution, women rights... We are proud of ourself but u lag far behind...
Yalla chupachups for all...(including me of course...)
07 February 2014, 16:10
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Yes the deal there is civil state, with civil laws for all, equality between man and women, secularism....
While in our coutry we still look for who pray friday and who pray sunday, for results of combat donne one more than thousand years ago, where we do everything to miss with any system bc of the religious representation...
Well done tunis, maybe some day we'll learn to become citizens and not only maronites, orthodox, suni, shiite, alawites..
07 February 2014, 17:09
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@the fact
wow if these articles about the Saudi donation prove to be true, the shit should hit the fan and the Lebanese people should know who their friends are
07 February 2014, 17:42
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Coolmec, long time..
We will probably not get balstic missils and it is possible that many persons got good paychecks as usual... (Play a game: wich of our politician is poor?..)
Anyway giving the army (or any official institution) money (clothes vehicules, even chupachups..) is better than giving to a political party or sect..(in my umble opinion)
Just one more comment, i donno the first site but please take a look at voltaire's the seconfd one (this one i know) it is an anti-imperialist (kind of 1960 soviet propaganda) site with a lot of good conspiration theories, give it a look it's interetsing..
Have a good day coolmec..
07 February 2014, 20:28
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I understand, i had the same feeling many times, like when ahmadinajad came for visit.. We still hv a lot to do before getting over that, maybe if we think of building a country where we can all live with same rights and duties would help...
While waiting for this to happen i would hv prefered that iran sent money to official lebanese institution rather than to hezbos...
But that's only my point of view...
07 February 2014, 21:33
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waw! what credible sources is "the fact" giving... voltaire.net known as a propagandist site founded by the king of porno in France, and alain soral website known also as a propagandist .... LOL
sure M8ers refer easily to propaganda to try and look smart.. too bad they are not!
http://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/politique/alain-soral-ennemi-public-n-2_1314383.html
"The French leader promised to “equip the Lebanese Army with the weapons it requests under the Saudi donation as soon as possible,” according to Lebanon's National News Agency."
seems the news just contradicted your propagandist website....
my advice: go and educate yourself and come back with objective sources,
you d better call yourself : "the joke" !!!!
07 February 2014, 22:25
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thefact, please stop polluting with Thierry Meyssan's BS, he is a PR for Iran and Bashar...
07 February 2014, 23:02
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theopinion,
you stated in your post above that the deal was fishy from day one..... which is long before you read this questionable article (or any article) from a questionable media source. This is why I am accusing you of having your mind already made up on day one and you just want to find articles to support your opinion. thefact does not apply to you here.
07 February 2014, 23:09
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Are you counting Iranian basij trainers of HA as Lebanese citizens? I love secular minded folks like you chris....au
