March 8 Asks Aoun to Accept Shura Council Decision as FPM Refuses ‘Side Agreement’
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The allies of Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun in the March 8 forces are pressuring him into being “rational” and “dealing positively” with the Shura Council’s rejection of a wage hike proposal made by Labor Minister Charbel Nahhas who is loyal to Aoun.
An Nahar and As Safir newspapers said Wednesday that March 8 leaders are urging Aoun’s “Change and Reform bloc to deal positively with the decision of the Shura Council under the slogan of preserving the interests of workers and employees.”
The March 8 forces are also asking Aoun to deal with “rationality and pragmatism” with the Council’s rejection of the cabinet decision on the wage boost that was proposed by Nahhas – a member of the Change and Reform bloc ministers in the government.
The majority forces are seeking to send a clear message to Aoun that they should respect decisions issued by legal and judicial institutions, the dailies said.
Despite a positive reaction to the March 8 requests, FPM sources told As Safir daily that they would reject a decision reached between the General Labor Confederation and the Economic Committees before the cabinet's approval of Nahhas’ proposal last month.
Their deal lies in setting the minimum wage at LL675,000 – excluding the transportation allowance while the cabinet decision, which was rejected by the Shura Council on Tuesday, called for raising the minimum salary to LL868,000 – a sum that includes a LL236,000 transportation allowance.
The FPM sources said that the GLC-Economic Committees deal is “full of legal violations and the Shura Council would definitely reject it if the cabinet issued a decree on it.”
If the “side agreement” that was reached under the sponsorship of Premier Najib Miqati was put to vote in the government, the Change and Reform bloc would vote against it, they told As Safir.
The FPM sources sent an indirect warning to Miqati, saying the agreement’s “spokespersons” should assume their responsibilities if that formula was adopted.
“We won’t be partners” in that, they said.
Following a meeting it held in Rabieh on Tuesday, the Change and Reform bloc decided to form a committee to study the Shura Council’s rejection of the wage hike decree.
04 January 2012, 08:46
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yet again Aoun shows how carelessly obstructive he is, putting his personal agenda above the people's interest.
04 January 2012, 10:19
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Calling on all FPM'ers to gracefully put this guy in a mental house before driving all of us to destruction Pleaaaaaase..
It has gone to his head that he is the EMPEROR Of LEBANON..
04 January 2012, 13:25
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He got used to being the opposition! so even when he has a maj. gov. he still opposes. Just cause it isn't his idea he has to oppose.
04 January 2012, 13:44
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Aoun and his allies Hezbollah should be tried for conspiracy against the Lebanese army and people, since they took the electricity ministry, people are not seeing it any more, under table deals are made for their supporters helping them to buy solar system with loans from their campaign. Culture of corruption destroying the small state of Lebanon and the trust among its own people.
04 January 2012, 13:44
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Aoun and his allies Hezbollah should be tried for conspiracy against the Lebanese army and people, since they took the electricity ministry, people are not seeing it any more, under table deals are made for their supporters helping them to buy solar system with loans from their campaign. Culture of corruption destroying the small state of Lebanon and the trust among its own people.
04 January 2012, 15:09
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To the established mafias, being "rational" means screwing the struggling working class of ALL SECTS AND WALKS OF LIFE. Industrialists, rejoice.
04 January 2012, 17:13
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the filthy zionist information war department is trying to portray normal disagreement in political coalition as something terrible, and they also speak against solar panels which are the future of electricity.
04 January 2012, 17:16
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March 8 forces are pressuring him into being “rational”
Good luck with that!
04 January 2012, 17:32
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i agree with solar panels as the future but the zionist information war department have their own agendas for electricity
04 January 2012, 20:04
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I’ve been wondering, if a moderate Shiiaa educated person wants to join a party... his choices are Amal or Hizb. How disgusting! Tfeh
05 January 2012, 00:59
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the filthy zionist information war department went into state of hysterical laughing while they cry inside
05 January 2012, 01:01
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jabalahbal don t look at yourself too much in your mirror.... you tend to confuse between yourself and others! hahaha!
05 January 2012, 10:33
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they always cry inside because they have nothing to laugh about
