Hariri: 2013 Elections Will Change Current Govt. Situation
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Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri noted on Thursday that the living conditions in Lebanon have greatly deteriorated in the past year, blaming the current government for the poor situation in the country.
He said via Twitter: “The 2013 parliamentary elections will surely change” this reality.
“We are a democratic movement. Elections will be a chance for every Lebanese to change the government and the bad situation,” he stressed.
Asked whether the current government will oversee the elections, the former premier replied: “No matter who will supervise them, we need to be ready.”
Commenting on Hizbullah’s relation to proportional representation in electoral law, he remarked: “There can be no discussions on proportional representation in light of the threat of arms that prevent candidates from running in the party’s areas of power. Remember what happened to the rival candidates who ran in Baabda, Baalbek, and the South in the 2009 elections.”
The March 8 camp has advocated the adoption of proportional representation for the electoral law.
Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat has however rejected this proposal, saying that it is aimed at limiting his political weight.
On Jumblat’s recent visit to Saudi Arabia, Hariri said that he did not hold talks with him, noting: “He was in Jeddah and I am in Riyadh.”
“We will soon meet,” he revealed.
Asked if Jumblat may return to the ranks of his former allies, the March 14 forces, he responded: “Time will tell.”
The PSP leader had visited Saudi Arabia earlier this week, where he held talks with a number of officials, including Foreign Minister Prince Saudi al-Faisal.
Hariri is currently in Saudi Arabia where he is still recuperating from breaking his leg in January.
Addressing the Syrian crisis, Hariri remarked that the International Criminal Court was laying down the verdict against former Liberian President Charles Taylor, charging him with crimes against humanity.
“It’s a day of hope for Syrian people that one day President Bashar Assad will be held accountable for his crimes against his own people,” he said.
26 April 2012, 13:51
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Dear Mr. Hariri,
Are you living in Lebanon, to know what the living conditions are? Moreover, even if you were in Lebanon you still do not know how the average Lebanese lives.
26 April 2012, 17:37
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I live in Lebanon, Before Hizbshitan Took the government, for years we had very slow but consistent internet (Ogero), Electricity was bad BUT predictable, Road construction was of a higher quality and the construction of projects you see all over the country M8 people did NOT start all that but they are royally screwing it up to finish it and when the barrel of oil was at $150 back just before 2008 the Tank of gas never reached 35000LL (now were just touching $110 and the tank is 40000LL!!!!) Aoun wants to construct inefficient power plants that require a lot of diesel (i guess to line his pockets with the diesel sales)... Shall I go on...??? I will repeat ... Syria OCCUPIED us for 29 years and raped this bitch we call Lebanon with help by mostly now what is known as M8 politicians that was their source of income and Harri's source was in Real-estate.
26 April 2012, 14:29
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And you and your partner in crime Fouad Saniora will be held accountable before the Lebanese People for depriving them of their rights and freedoms. For depriving the Lebanese of a descent life and not treated as second class citizens. You should stop working for the interest of international companies and "Kingdoms".
26 April 2012, 14:31
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Allah yihmeek ya sheikh Saad...M8 and their masters Assad & Mullahs of Iran will soon be gone and forgotten.
26 April 2012, 14:35
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he's tweeting so he's probably talking about farmville :)) may you rreign upon ur farm be long and prosperous, may your crops grow instantly and you animals yield generously
27 April 2012, 03:54
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You people are a bunch of losers. You are all jokes. Lebanon is not a country, Lebanon is a mafia institution run by thugs, from all sects, from old to young, all politicians, all men wearing towels,on their heads, and you citizens are sheeps, you follow your leader, regardless of how incompetent they are, or where they are hiding. Seriously folks, if you are dreaming of a country you call your own, be real, let go of all these political rats and go with the young new faces..
27 April 2012, 09:47
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he's killing slafis not sunnis!and as you know salafis are looking forward to die as martyrs so they could go up to heaven. so basiclyy he's doing those guys a favor and they should be thankfull! shame on you ungratefull Benladinist
