Berri Refuses to Call on Cabinet to Resign despite Crisis, Says Aoun is ‘Oppressed’
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Speaker Nabih Berri said on Monday that he isn’t willing to call on the cabinet to resign despite its low productivity as there is no other substitute for it.
“We have agreed on the formation of this cabinet because we had no other substitute or a better choice,” Berri told As Safir newspaper.
However, he stressed that the fact that it is a “necessity government,” then it should find this as an “incentive” and act responsibly to boost its productivity.
“The cabinet doesn’t want to help itself,” Berri stated.
He warned from the standstill the government is going through, noting that it isn’t “acceptable for it to go on in this caretaking manner.”
Berri considered Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun “oppressed.”
“He has some rightful demands that aren’t being answered… He did what he can to facilitate the cabinet’s work,” the speaker said in comments to the As Safir.
Berri revealed that he had informed Prime Minister Najib Miqati that he will not cooperate with the cabinet until it changes its approach in dealing with different controversial issues.
On the controversial extra-budgetary spending, the speaker expressed displeasure with President Michel Suleiman for not ending the dispute by signing the $5.9 billion bill.
“The president’s role is based on interfering when necessary to resolve (disputes),” Berri said.
Suleiman insists that if he signs the $5.9 billion bill, he would make a constitutional violation because it includes irregularities that should be settled by the parliament through the adoption of the reservations expressed by the legislature’s spending and budget committee.
But the March 8 ministers led by Hizbullah, Amal movement and the FPM are pressuring Suleiman to sign it based on article 58 of the constitution to avoid another parliamentary setback.
14 May 2012, 10:20
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Rudes what I love about all these discussions is that the name of aoun brings so many comments, and anger from the other side. Mesh ma3'oul chou aheroun. It just means how important he is :)
I would hate it if noone would care about what aoun would say. It would mean he is doing a very bad job!
14 May 2012, 12:51
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Hey rudes of course! Nothing worse than being ignored! This is the worst thing that could happen it would mean you have no impact :)
14 May 2012, 15:28
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el mouhemm inta slash tkoun 3am bet salleena w tjarriss sem3it lebnen! Cha'fit wahad borne :) lesh mesh aherkoun ella aoun, ba3at awall wahad menkoun one way ticket and it seems so true. ma 3ed wajjah ka'dak el ta3ees...
byetfalsaf 3a twitter, natir ta kell chi ysir wow and come back. WOW ya hek captain ya bala ;)
14 May 2012, 18:49
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I can help you find a job slash... up to your level of course mesh because you s... the balls of your leader ;)
Send me your cv tan chouf... You would be surprised by the position I have and am sure you would dream of it... In case of course you respect self-made men ;) You know what it means habboub?
14 May 2012, 15:13
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it looks like hizbushaitan has decided to create a new civil war:
- with the imminent israeli threat from the south,
- the syrian regime imminent fall, ot at least extremely risky situation,
- the internal situation of the cabinet and the failure to achieve anything,
- the refusal to accept a new law favoring them and the fpm in the upcoming elections,
all the above reasons are creating a situation where hizbushaitan is finding itself loosing ground totally, and their only way out is chaos, hoping for another doha agreement which will not come.
14 May 2012, 15:23
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lollllllllll geha :D your being impotent will soon also be caused by hezbollah! My God :) Amazing stupid silly people! Am having so much fun :)
14 May 2012, 15:26
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Sweetest Slashito hahaha! You must work for solidere then ;)
ana am fighting till the end and not giving up, not any concession! Don't blame all what is happening on a government that is so now. Blame it on silslit el hariris who were soooooo cash oriented they forgot about their people. We are here to make it right just bear with us we know things will be fine :)
And no worries we will forgive you... We are not God to judge!
May peace be with you Bro!
14 May 2012, 15:27
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lek paranoid la mot ya slash! See? You claim having such a good career and salary and spend your time insulting people! Akid inta mwazaff harir ;)
14 May 2012, 16:15
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hihihih 78 years old cunt who will die of old age and wear and tear ,death of a coward.
Remember how he made it to french embassy?
Shahem walla bass.
lolol
14 May 2012, 16:18
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By the way ya ahbal ya reformist.Where was berri when the harriri was a PM?Walid jumblatt?El awmi el souri?El baath?
Kiss ekhtak shou ahbal
14 May 2012, 18:51
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The very first gov who shouts loud all the injustice. We never thought it would be easy but we are determined. We never imagined that people like you who killed the country during so many yearsssssssss would let go. Ah please don't tell me : see how downtown was nice... Have you ever seen a downtown holding the name of a COMPANY? ;) Only in Leb :)
14 May 2012, 22:55
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poor reformist who is reform history too...
who killed lebanon other than 30 years of syrian rule....the very same you are proud to support and thanked...
oh by the way aoun said that too in case you forgot (before his gay mariage with hezb that is!)
14 May 2012, 18:48
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Ufff if only you know how much ya slash hahaha! It's very true that your dog hiding in the desert is not a p..c.t, shouting loud he is for democracy when he lives in a country where this concept does not exist. Lek aoun el waheed li 3am bi ghayyir hal dine and we are proud of him. Obsessed we are not slash, determined ;) Bass this is a word that requires education... at university. not the one of dr ba3ba3 and his drugs ;)
14 May 2012, 18:48
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Aoun is not only oppressed but also depressed...go sit on sugar daddy hassoun's lap...you z cry general you...
14 May 2012, 22:36
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@ reformist:
Have you ever seen half a country holding the name of a MILITIA?
