LF: Dialogue wanted by defiance camp aimed at torpedoing Taif Accord

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The Lebanese Forces’ Strong Republic parliamentary bloc on Tuesday charged that “the dialogue wanted by the defiance camp is only aimed at torpedoing the Taif Accord and the Lebanese constitution.”

In a statement, the bloc warned that such a dialogue would seek to “enshrine the one-third-plus-one veto share for a certain group in addition to the third (Shiite) signature on government’s decrees.”

And noting that it “does not reject dialogue as a principle,” the bloc stressed that finding solutions for crises should take place though “open-ended electoral rounds leading to the election of a new president,” not through “unconstitutional sessions carrying the dialogue label.”

Hezbollah’s top lawmaker Mohammed Raad had on Monday called for “dialogue and understanding in order to finalize the presidential juncture as soon as possible,” noting that “those who do not want dialogue do not want a president but rather protracted vacuum.”

SourceNaharnet
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Thumb chrisrushlau 04 July 2023, 20:31

The reference is to the set-aside of half of parliamentary seats to so-called Christians. See Article 24 of the Lebanese Constitution.
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