Kataeb Urges France to Clarify Claims it Suggested a 'Power Triangle' for Lebanon
The Kataeb Party criticized on Monday France's alleged proposal of a “power triangle” between Sunnis, Shiite, and Christians in Lebanon, which was mentioned during Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah's latest speech.
It said in a statement after its weekly politburo meeting: “Lebanon has the exclusive right to tackle its national and political affairs.”
“It can address its own issues without foreign partnership on the basis of respecting its complete sovereignty,” it added.
Commenting on the ongoing deadlock over the presidential elections, the Kataeb Party said: “The ongoing assassination of the polls will expose Lebanon to dangers, the least of which are political and security-related.”
It criticized the “confusion at cabinet meetings through the failure to agree on how to manage sessions.”
It also criticized “the confusion at parliament, which should act as an electoral body without legislative powers.”
The party also pointed out to the “confusion” in tackling daily concerns, noting the ongoing dispute over the adoption of the new wage scale.
The French embassy in Beirut had reportedly asked for a copy of a speech made last week by Nasrallah, who accused Paris of suggesting a “power triangle” in Lebanon.
An Nahar newspaper said Monday that the mission contacted Hizbullah official Ammar al-Moussawi to ask for the copy of the official document after Nasrallah mentioned the division of power among Sunnis, Shiites and Christians.
The Hizbullah secretary general said on Friday that the March 14 alliance accuses his party and AMAL movement of paralyzing the presidential elections because they are seeking to create the power triangle for considering the Taef accord no longer applicable.
The Taef agreement has divided power equally among Muslims and Christians.
Nasrallah accused a delegation of French officials of suggesting the issue during a visit to Tehran. But the Iranians rejected it, he said.
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