Aoun Calls for Electoral Law Based on Proportional Representation
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Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun voiced his support on Saturday for an electoral law that unites all the Lebanese in their mission to abolish sectarianism.
“We should adopt an electoral law based on proportional representation throughout Lebanon,” Aoun said from Zahle.
Interior Minister Marwan Charbel had proposed recently an electoral law based on proportional representation to be adopted in the 2013 parliamentary polls.
The proposition had sparked controversy among the rival political parties as Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat rejected the proposal, while the March 8 forces have voiced their support for it.
The March 14-led opposition has meanwhile maintained its commitment to the amended 1960 law that was adopted during the 2009 parliamentary elections.
Aoun expressed fear over the “habit of corruption that is rooted in the Lebanese as the people don’t show a reaction anymore towards the matter.”
He criticized the disassociation policy adopted by the cabinet that affected the civil peace and the security in the county.
The Lebanese state decided to disassociate the country from the turmoil in the neighboring country Syria, however, Lebanon witnessed several security incidents recently that are believed to be linked to the local split over the crisis in Syria.
Earlier on Saturday, Aoun accused a group in the cabinet of blocking the work of his ministers to paralyze their plans.
Concerning the lingering electricity crisis, the FPM leader accused former governments of failing to resolve the problems of the sector.
Frequent power cuts have been witnessed in Lebanon over the past week, with citizens venting their frustrations through blocking roads in various regions across the country.
Aoun kicked on Friday a three-day visit to Zahle, during which he will meet religious and local figures.
23 June 2012, 23:01
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The only form of proportional representation that would be fair for the Christian voters is if it were based on small voting districts. The Shiites on the other hand want the whole country a single electoral district where they can overwhelm everyone else by controlling, through brute force, the lists in their own geographical areas while, at the same time, tilting all the others in their and their allies favor.
23 June 2012, 23:37
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ma byekfe enta w sehrak sahren l dene kela ba3d na2es tesherna kamen shu ma bteshba3
24 June 2012, 00:11
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I agree that everyone needs to be represented in an equal manner and let the game of alliances do the rest. We have 17 sects, 10 seats for each = 170 deputees.
24 June 2012, 01:32
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Screw proportional representation. We want the feudal warlords and mafiosos because we are dumb and like to continue to live under their soles. No warlords and no mafiosos, no peace.
24 June 2012, 07:00
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Sorry for the expression, but Aoun is the dick Hizbollah uses to screw Christians, moderate Sunnis, democracy and freedom so all what remains of Lebanon is a mixture of Basij and Salafis taking Lebanon to the dark ages of religious tyranny, economic misery, and intellectual sterility.
24 June 2012, 09:32
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Any Christian who wants Hariri and Jumblat to elect his MPs should stand against proportionality, and I am sure will get $100 for his soul!!!
24 June 2012, 19:56
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How many hundreds of thousands of Iranian cash did hassan give the cowardly general for his post Doha meeting FPM billboard campaign up and down the coast boasting the great 1960 election law claiming "we gave the Christians their rights back". But I give you this Aoun could not sell his soul for cash how could he when he came unequipped with a soul, he can sell his brain or heart either for the same reason.
24 June 2012, 15:13
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How's Gabby? Is ASSad still in power? I thought he was finished 6379 times since 2005! Or maybe his is!
24 June 2012, 15:24
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What about laics or those whom don't believe in God? Don't they get the right to be represented as well? What about the jews? This is typical Aoun nonesense.
24 June 2012, 18:29
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Proportional representation is an essential element that would change the status qua in Lebanon. I'm Proportional representation law everybody would be represented according to their size on the ground...no more bullshit! So I don't understand why anyone would be against it. The weapons of Hizb are there (unfortunately) whichever law is implemented whether proportional or not so what's the point of your argument?
24 June 2012, 18:31
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I agree with you Aoun changes his colors according to his own interests just like all the politicians in Lebanon but why are you against proportional representation
24 June 2012, 18:49
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the problem is not the electoral laws, rather it is the presence of weapons and money that can buy the votes.
there will be no democracy as long as those two factors are involved in any election.
