Phalange Party Is the New Cabinet's 'Biggest Winner'
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The Phalange Party is considered the biggest winner in new cabinet announced on Saturday, taking into consideration the modest number of representatives it has at the Lebanese parliament.
With only five deputies at the parliament, the party was able to secure three ministries in Prime Minister Tammam Salam's cabinet. Meanwhile, al-Mustaqbal bloc, which has 37 deputies, got four ministries, similarly to the 27-member Change and Reform bloc.
The Phalange Party thus got three of eight ministries allocated to the March 14 camp in the new cabinet.
This “victory” was only made possible after their March 14 ally, the predominantly Christian Lebanese Forces party, announced that it will boycott the new council of ministers for rejecting to take part in a cabinet with Hizbullah ministers.
The three Phalange-linked figures that were named ministers on Saturday are new Information Minister Ramzi Greij, Alain Hakim for the Ministry of Economy and adviser to the party's leader Amin Gemayel, Sejaan Qazzi, for the Labor Ministry.
The Phalange Party is considered one of the main constituents of the March 14 coalition but has repeatedly adopted stances that were not in harmony with the camp's general mood.
These events include holding talks with Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon Ghazanfar Rokn Abadi and Qazzi's visit to the southern suburbs of Beirut after the recent bombings.
15 February 2014, 19:07
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samy, are you referring to Flamethrower specifically, or are you including others in your pity the nation? Please, confirm
15 February 2014, 19:41
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Good luck with the opportunity. The ministry of labour and the economy are important to the nation. I wish the kataeb minister's all the best. I hope they will be successful for the sake of lebanon's economy and labour force. Most of all I hope others don't try to obstruct their works and programs purely due to spite.
15 February 2014, 19:45
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FT - it all depends on the political game you are playing (short or long term) and which part of the constituency you are going after.
15 February 2014, 20:28
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FT :the Lebanese forces chose not to participate in the new govt. based on their beliefs and principals which obliviously is something you don't have , when you post a comment like this it magnify your stupidity and shows your true colors .
