Phalange MPs to Provide Conditional Quorum to June 8 Parliament Session
Phalange Party leader Amin Gemayel announced that the party’s MPs would be willing to participate in the June 8 parliamentary session on condition that its schedule be restricted to the topic of extending the term of Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh.
This position was revealed a couple of days after he had met with Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat on Thursday night as part of the MP’s “centrist” efforts to overcome the obstacles in the government formation.
Earlier this week, Gemayel had announced after holding talks with Speaker Nabih Berri that it would be unacceptable for parliament to assume the responsibilities of a government, voicing his then opposition to taking part in Wednesday’s session.
He told An Nahar daily in remarks published on Sunday that he is in constant contact with Jumblat, revealing that their latest meeting was aimed at maintaining communication and discussing matters of interest for Lebanon away from the political divisions.
He said that they shared the same view of needing to fortify Lebanon from any negative repercussions from the regional developments, especially developments in Syria, because Lebanon cannot benefit from meddling in the affairs of other countries.
Gemayel added that he respects Jumblat’s decisions, stressing that the Phalange Party “will not change its position and it is not requesting the MP to alter his stances despite its reservations over his allies’ practices.”
On the June 8 parliamentary session, the Phalange Party leader stated that an agreement was reached with Jumblat that the meeting should be restricted to one article.
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