Bassil: Parliament Extension Will Not Provide Political Stability
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Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil reiterated the Change and Reform bloc's rejection of the extension of the term of parliament, warning that such a measure will only increase political tensions, reported the pan-Arab daily Asharq al-Awsat on Thursday.
He told the daily: “The extension will lead to more political instability.”
Those who approved the extension are extending the current status quo in anticipation of new conditions that will help them in their agendas, he explained.
They must realize that the extension will not lead to stability, he stressed.
Lebanon had an opportunity to stage the parliamentary elections and renew political life, but it lost it, remarked the minister.
“The elections could have created new circumstances in Lebanon that would have allowed for the formation of a productive national unity government” as opposed to the current “unproductive cabinet,” Bassil said.
“It is unproductive even though it provides continuity,” he stated.
Furthermore, the minister said that the Change and Reform bloc will not resign from the government or parliament despite the cancellation of the parliamentary polls.
The bloc is not linking the current government situation with the extension, he explained.
“The bloc's rejection of the extension stems from the dangers of such a measure, which eliminates democracy in a country that was among the first between Arab nations to adopt it,” Bassil added.
On Wednesday, parliament voted to extend its own term for another 27 months.
Free Patriotic Movement lawmakers from the Change and Reform bloc resorted to boycott while Marada Movement and Tashnag Party representatives in the bloc attended the session. But members of Marada leader Suleiman Franjieh's bloc voted for the extension as Tashnag's two lawmakers voted against it.
Last year, the parliament extended its term until November 2014 after the MPs failed to agree on a new law and claimed the security situation did not guarantee violence-free elections.
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06 November 2014, 08:46
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Political Stability will never come with you and your gang of troublemakers and terror gangs being on the political scene... what a loser and your senile relative is worst...
06 November 2014, 09:06
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aren't you tired geha to repeat always the same s.... and to vomit your hate on this web site ?...btw, not mandatory to answer my question...indeed, i already know the answer (-:
06 November 2014, 10:44
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Please,CFTC (Guest) Stop using my private guest name. I will complain to flamethrower!
06 November 2014, 08:52
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Political stability? are you kidding me! never existed in this country.
And as long as religious people are involved in politics it will never happen,and the majority of the Lebanese will keep living in misery. And this is a fact.
06 November 2014, 11:29
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they better start working right now on an electoral law, because if in 2017 they try to steal the people's vote one more time, i feel the people is going to take it back by any means.
06 November 2014, 13:02
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I know beforehand that my post runs the risk of getting deleted by our dear Mods, but nevertheless, given the latest turn of events in Lebanon I am left with NO choice but once again, to reiterate the urgent need for the army to take over power. Lebanon's history is littered with successive phases of profound abuse by civilian administrations most of whom have done nothing but court one disaster after another, all of which opened the door for foreign intervention in the name of bringing back a semblance of normality for our country, well, after such a long time, literally nothing worked. Since the Syrian occupiers were forced to leave Lebanon in 2005, the Lebanese have proven again amply that they can't rule themselves, so either we have another comeback by Syria, in which case the option is now null and void, or best, the our beloved Army take over and put us all under the law, the same and one law for ALL.
