Report: New Options May Be Sought if Govt. Deadlock Persists for another Week
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Next week may act as a final deadline for political powers to resolve the deadlock over the government, reported al-Joumhouria newspaper on Saturday.
Informed ministerial sources told the daily: “New options could be sought if the impasse is not resolved next week.”
They did not give further details.
All contacts that have been held have forced Prime Minister Tammam Salam to wait ahead of taking any new measures before his return from his trip to Egypt, explained the sources.
The premier is scheduled to travel to Egypt on a one-day visit where he is expected to meet with President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi and other high-ranking officials.
The cabinet is facing a deadlock following the Free Patriotic Movement's insistence to tackle the contentious security appointments file ahead of any other issue, which is threatening to paralyze its work.
Last week, the government failed to agree on the appointments controversy.
FPM chief MP Michel Aoun has bluntly rejected any attempt to extend the terms of the officials.
He has been lobbying for political consensus on the appointment of Commando Regiment chief Brig. Gen. Chamel Roukoz, his son-in-law, as army chief as part of a package for the appointment of other top security officers.
Roukoz's tenure ends in October while the term of army commander Gen. Jean Qahwaji expires at the end of September.
M.T.
13 June 2015, 09:37
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Best option: Exile the Caporal back to France or Corsica or Saint Helen where he can end his life as NapoleAoun...
13 June 2015, 16:03
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Seemingly a turning point has been reached early this week when the honorable PM Salam visited Yarzeh. The visit is way beyond symbols, the visit is more about signals as to where this country will head towards. It is a tacit support to the army's general command as it also sends a clear signal that there will be No changes to the army's top command structure. By the same token, this is a wry slap in the face of Aoun, the FPM and Hezbollah. Mr. salam is a moderate person and without any single doubt, he represents the majority of the Sunnis of Lebanon who are moderates. But when Mr. Salam went to Yarzeh he also said between the lines of his intents. That also means that a new president is not far off the horizon anymore, and that will certainly Not be Aoun nor Geagea but a compromise candidate. The wait is no longer that long, simple.
13 June 2015, 17:32
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best democratic and civilized option is to resort to the people and make referendums on everything till the next parliamentary elections
people mandate for our mps is over so give it back to them
god bless democracy
14 June 2015, 06:18
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I thInk it's time to end the foolishness of letting one mans lunacy obstruct a whole government. Time to push these tactics to the side, get around them and move the country forward. A quorum of 50%+1, or mandatory participation in the electoral process at risk of forfeiting the seat in Parliament, something like that to shake up the status quo and make the parties at least act in some way other than the same thing over and over and over again
14 June 2015, 15:40
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The yellow imbeciles are still busy thumbing down, only a nitwit will spend his time doing so. If it's not the mind of complete retards, then obviously it's the state of complete mental illness. Thumbing down will change nothing.
