Berri Says Ministers Reckless Use of Jurisdiction Toppling Cabinet
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Speaker Nabih Berri expressed dissatisfaction with the cabinet's status quo, considering the government as eroding from the inside due to the “reckless use” of the jurisdictions by ministers.
“The cabinet is meeting but the ministers aim at infuriating each others by rejecting decrees related to certain ministries,” Berri said in comments published in al-Akhbar newspaper on Saturday.
Prime Minister Tammam Salam has been seeking to change the mechanism adopted by the cabinet over rivalries between minister.
Salam has adopted the collective vote formula that requires the approval of the 23 ministers on major decisions. Such a process is hindering the government's work over the veto right that certain cabinet members are exercising.
The majority of the cabinet ministers have reportedly backed a change in the mechanism.
The speaker reiterated his reservations over the mechanism adopted by the government to run the country amid the ongoing vacuum at the presidential post.
He warned of attempts to “manipulate” the jurisdictions of the president.
However, Berri expressed understanding to Salam's concerns over the presidential vacuum and his keenness to adopt consensus at his cabinet as a means to comfort the fears of the Christian minister over the vacancy.
The speaker has rejected the mechanism adopted by the government.
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D.A.
14 February 2015, 16:44
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Power centers are being created in the absence of the President. The 23 vote mechanism adopted by Salam has given the ministers a veto power. The President does not have a veto power over the Council of Ministers. Yet, now, Thibran Basil, the FPM foreign Minister has a veto. How will these Ministers relinquish that power if we restore the Presidency?? First rule of history, power is never voluntarily relinquished. In countries with the Rule of Law, they relinquish in the face of the law. Where there is no Rule of Law, you have to kill the bastard to get him to give it up.
14 February 2015, 18:14
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where is flim flam throw up ? ....humble you forgot madame de randa du barry ....probably the wealthiest woman in lebanon,....she is a major partner with MR jamil ibrahim in the most expensive residential building in lebanon where the carlton hotel used to be in raouche ....the top floors are being sold between 12 and 16 million dollars depending on which floor it is...but yes going back to the article at hand monsieur de barry has the balls to comment on reckless use of jurisdiction...this is the icing on the cake....lak el 7akk 3aleieyna like sheeps we let them rule us whether 14 , 8, 17 or ballout......3eib 3aleine....we seee them get filthy and disgustingly rich yet we watch...in 1981 i knew exactly what monsieur de barry was driving and what he can afford ....not the situation today.....he is a very wealthy person....more so than issam ferris and monsieur de lahoud AL emile
