Raad Says Veto Power is Moral and Constitutional Right
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Hizbullah MP Mohammed Raad has denied that the March 8 coalition's demand for veto power was aimed at paralyzing the new government, saying it was a constitutional right.
During a ceremony held in the southern town of Bint Jbeil, Raad said: “Our demands in the government are not crippling. They are requests for true partnership in the government to which we nominated a premier-designate.”
“It is our right to be represented in it according to our parliamentary weight,” he said. “This is a moral, practical and constitutional right.”
Raad said the cabinet would not see light if the demands of the alliance were not met.
“We don't advise a fait accompli government out of our keenness on the country and its stability,” said Raad, who is the head of Hizbullah’s 12-member Loyalty to the Resistance bloc.
His comments came amid reports that one of PM-designate Tammam Salam's options was to form a de facto government to avoid giving March 8 veto power.
Reports said Saturday that another option was the formation of a 14-member government.
On the dispute over the electoral law, Raad said Hizbullah will vote in favor of the so-called Orthodox Gathering proposal during a parliamentary session next week.
But if the plan was not approved then “we will think about the law that would govern the elections with the least damage and cost.”
11 May 2013, 12:57
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“We don't advise a fait accompli government out of our keenness on the country and its stability." A thug dressed in a suit. No more. No less.
11 May 2013, 17:49
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well hizbushaitan itself is not moral and not constitutional, so whatever they say is based on that :)
11 May 2013, 14:43
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I don't care what this guy says.... But I do care about what dandoun says
11 May 2013, 14:52
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Hexbollah is the last to talk about moral issues. What could be more immoral then taking the country into the abyss and helping a tyrant kill his own people?
11 May 2013, 15:05
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Raad should see my avatar and do the same. I'll supply the benzine, his cousin Fneish the ointment replica purchased on alibaba dot com.
11 May 2013, 15:50
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Veto power is a constitutional flick knife, born from the traitors imagination , ready to backstab their fellow politicians. It is also double edged: one edge doesn't cut when M14 holds it, the other rises for the kill when M8 handles it. This Mohammad Raad should be made to eat his words one day, and go back to the slums he originally came from !
11 May 2013, 16:11
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I am not sure in what reality Mr Raad lives in ..It isn't this reality ..he must be on some drugs or looked himself out of the present reality ,as he does not practice what he preaches.where was the Veto power in the last goverment as the biggest group did not have one single minister.
Mr Raad preach your crap to your uneducated sheep ,don't make press statements as most people see right through you crap.
11 May 2013, 16:22
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Nowhere in the Constitution does it stipulate that the Cabinet should give representation that is proportional to the Parliament. That is ridiculous. A formula for disaster and gridlock. Nothing would ever get done.
Of course that demand is only when M14 has the majority (including Jumblatt). When Jumblatt sided with M8, there was not proportional representation in your filthy do-nothing government.
11 May 2013, 17:32
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always finding a means to block the gvt and keep chaos in lebanon to serve their own interests... pityful!
11 May 2013, 21:30
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Mr. Raad!!! PLEASE Provide the Section, Paragraph, Sub-Paragraph... Reference of the Constitution to support your statement... if true than all the parties will also be entitled to the same Veto right. ;)
12 May 2013, 12:10
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what does raad know about morality and what does HA know about the constitution? --they keep claiming things but not pointing to anything in the constitution which supports their claims
