Maronite Bishops Urge Election of President 'to Avoid Regional Dangers'
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
The Maronite Bishops Council reiterated on Wednesday the need to fill the vacuum in the presidency to allow Lebanon to properly confront regional dangers.
It said in a statement after its monthly meeting: “These dangers, as well as the international interest in Lebanon due to its cultural and religious diversity, should prompt officials to elect a president.”
“The successful elections will restore normalcy to the republic,” it added.
“Political blocs should assume their responsibilities and sense the dangers lurking in the region instead of laying blame on each other,” added the council.
Lebanon has been without a president since My 2014 after the term of Michel Suleiman ended without the election of a successor.
Ongoing disputes between the rival March 8 and 14 camps over a compromise candidate have thwarted the polls.
Hizbullah's Loyalty to the Resistance and MP Michel Aoun's Change and Reform blocs have been boycotting electoral sessions due to the dispute.
The presidential vacuum has crippled the functioning of the government and the parliament.
M.T.
H.K.
06 May 2015, 13:37
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@whyaskwhy, I do agree, and as you know, as far as Aoun is concerned, I have nothing but hatred for this man. However it might help to note that for some time now, Aoun and Geagea, and by denomination the FL and the FPM are holding high level talks together to end their longstanding disputes, find common ground, agree on a compromise presidential candidate and several other issues of concern. Even though I still hold a lot of doubt, distrust and animosity towards Aoun, deep at heart I am praying that the dialog between these two old arch enemies ends soon and gives us and all the Lebanese that much needed fresh breath of air. let's keep our fingers crossed, maybe the toes as well.
06 May 2015, 14:34
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18/04/1989 Berri: We will no longer accept a Maronite president
30/06/1989 Hezbollah declares absolute loyalty to the Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei
01/09/1989 Hezbollah declares open war on the Maronites calling Aoun's attacks on Syria a campaign to exterminate the Muslims
21/09/1989 Hezbollah: We reject the Maronite president and reject the humiliation in the name of coexistence with the Christians
13/10/1989 Hezbollah: We will tear up the Taif Agreement
20/10/1989 Berri: We are not interested in Taif and accepting it is a betrayal
12/11/1989 Hezbollah: The Taif Agreement is a surrender to the Maronite political system and Israel
06 May 2015, 14:35
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18/04/1989 بري: لن نقبل برئيس ماروني بعد الآن
30/06/1989 حزب الله يعلن الولاء المطلق لآية الله السيد علي خامنئي
01/09/1989 حزب الله يعلن حرب مفتوحة مع الموارنة معتبرا حملة عون على سوريا هي حملة لابادة المسلمين
21/09/1989 حزب الله : نرفض رئيسا مارونيا ونرفض الذل تحت اسم التعايش مع النصارى
13/10/1989 حزب الله : سنمزق اتفاق الطائف
20/10/1989 بري: غير معنيين بالطائف والقبول به خيانة
12/11/1989 حزب الله: الطائف استسلام للمارونية السياسية واسرائيل
http://www.tayyar.org/Tayyar/Services/SpecialDocuments/specialdocs2k2k5.htm
06 May 2015, 17:44
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Flamethrower my friend I feel your pain and agree with you completely. It is disheartening how the FPM disavowed themselves of everything they once stood for. After they discarded the promises they made in their 2005 Orange policy book by amending then entirely removing it from the website, the powers behind the Tayyar.org revamped their website and chose to remove the archival materials repudiating the 25 year of history that not longer matches their current positions. But you and I still remember. I guess the effects of replacing Nassif Azzi with Bassam Hashem at the of helm the FPM media eventually had to yield these results. Cheers!
As the old adage goes, you can run but you cannot hide, pluging any of the abive quotes in the search or the Tayyar forum will give up some rewarding results such as..
http://www.oroom.org/forum/threads/hizballahs-demonstration.8534/page-2#post-154187
http://www.oroom.org/forum/threads/hezballahs-logo-meaning.13239/page-4
06 May 2015, 21:51
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Michel Aoun “If we cannot select a commander out of 500 brigadier generals, let us dissolve the army.”
Alain Aoun “Those Rejecting Aoun's Election are to Blame for Vacuum.”
If we cannot select a president out of 500 000 Maronites, let us dissolve the presidency?
