عون تبلّغ "استعداد 8 آذار وجنبلاط للقبول بحكومة حيادية"
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أبلغ أركان فريق 8 آذار، ورئيس "جبهة النضال الوطني" النائب وليد جنبلاط، رئيس "تكتل التغيير والاصلاح" النائب ميشال عون، استعدادهم القبول في المشاركة في حكومة حيادية، في حال لم تنجح المشاورات للتوصل الى الحكومة الجامعة، وفق ما أفادته المعلومات الصحافية.
فقد كشفت صحيفة "الجمهورية" الاثنين، أن عون تبلّغ ليل الاحد، أنه لن تكون لـ8 آذار وجنبلاط "أيّ ردّة فعل على تأليف حكومة حيادية، ولن يستقيل أي وزير منها، وأنها ستنال الثقة النيابية، في حال ظلت الموانع التي تعوق تأليف الحكومة الجامعة قائمة".
وأوضحت مصادر 8 آذار للصحيفة، ان هذا القرار "ليس ضغطاً على التكتل ولا تهويلاً عليه، وإنما فرضه واقع قبول رئيس الجمهورية ميشال سليمان والرئيس المكلف تمام سلام بحكومة سياسية جامعة، وجهود كبيرة أدت الى اتفاق سياسي بين فريقي 8 و14 آذار سُجّلت فيه تنازلات من الطرفين".
وأضافت المصادر "لقد استنفدنا كل الفرص وكل المحاولات لتجنيب البلاد مُرّ الحكومة الحيادية، وبات الوقت داهماً جداً".
وكشفت مصادر مطلعة لـ"الجمهورية" عن لقاء عُقد الاحد بين وفد من "حزب الله" و"التيار الوطني الحر" حيث "اصطدمت مساعي الحزب بتصلّب قاس ينبئ بإصرار التيار على مواقفه، وذلك بناءً على استحالة الخروج على مبدأ المداورة، حسب وفد الحزب".
ولفتت المصادر الى أن توجه نحو حكومة حيادية "لم يعد خياراً للحضّ فقط، بل قد يتحوّل خياراً وحيداً للخروج من المأزق الحكومي".
بدورها، نقلت صحيفة "النهار"، عن مصادر متابعة ان حزب الله وصل الى حال "تعب" من اقناع التيار بقبول مبدأ المداورة.
ووفق زوار الرئيس المكلف تمام سلام، فإن "التأليف ليس نزهة او هواية او فشة خلق او تضييع وقت او تسلية في الظروف الصعبة التي تمر بها البلاد، بل يتطلب جهدا جبارا ومسؤولية تتحملها كل القوى السياسية".
ولفت الزوار عبر "النهار"، الى أن سلام تساءل "اذا كانت هناك جهة وحيدة تريد الوقوف في وجه هذا التفاهم، فأين المنطق في ذلك وهل نوقف البلاد ومصلحتها عند تمنيات او طلبات لها علاقة بشخص محدد وحقيبة محددة؟".
08:32 ,2014 كانون الثاني 27
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Typical post taef attitude. As long as HA and mustakbal are happy, and jumby is happy, the Christians can take the crumbs.
08:42 ,2014 كانون الثاني 27
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No Lebanon_First: The Christians have never taken the crumbs despite your claims. The Minister of Defense is Christian, the Minister of Interior is Christian. No Need for me to list all the others.
09:19 ,2014 كانون الثاني 27
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but Flamethrower, I thought you said you were not sectarian?
09:22 ,2014 كانون الثاني 27
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ice-man... FlimFlam is one very confused puppy, his answers depend on what day of the week it is.
09:28 ,2014 كانون الثاني 27
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I await the day when i will read ONE meaningful post, ONE counter argument, ONE credible or mature info from you, -_Flamethrower_- , but alas!
11:05 ,2014 كانون الثاني 27
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unbelievable! Hey guys, we do not deserve all these up votes:))) There are only 3 or 4 posters and dear@Jaafar no need for these silly games!
09:01 ,2014 كانون الثاني 27
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I don't need a testimony from an ignorant person to testify to my Christianity, flamethrower.
09:42 ,2014 كانون الثاني 27
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Funny is that you consider that Christians are only represented by Aoun. They are also represented by the centrist and by m14.
11:08 ,2014 كانون الثاني 27
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Of course, The FPM does not represent all the Christians, and we don't even know if they would represent the majority of the Christians in the next election. What is partly going on here is a competition for the Christian vote. The FPM is positioning itself as the party that fights for Christian rights, even if it means vexing its allies in M8.
Would I vote FPM? no, and the main reason is its alliance with Hezbollah. And as long as Hezbollah has a private army outside the control of the state, I will oppose it.
09:42 ,2014 كانون الثاني 27
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Funny is that you consider that Christians are only represented by Aoun. They are also represented by the centrist and by m14.
11:31 ,2014 كانون الثاني 27
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42% of the Christian vote is what Aoun and his christian allies achieved in the 2009 elections. Down slightly from the 75% that were with him based on what he said when he was in exile. That means 58% are not with him so in no way does he represent the majority of Christians.
12:35 ,2014 كانون الثاني 27
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No matter how you cut it 42% of anything is not the majority.
16:53 ,2014 كانون الثاني 27
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All of those belong to one camp and near identical politics. So the majority of Christians are against Aoun and his political stand.
This argument of yours FT. I would love to be involved in a business with you. How bout this? I will invest the "majority" of the capital. And I agree that you get the "majority" of the profits.
08:54 ,2014 كانون الثاني 27
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"Tammam Salam and the Free Patriotic Movement have exchanged accusations"… that is not news, all Aoun ever does is accuse.
“Should we stop the country and its interests based on the wishes and demands of a single person and a specific portfolio?”… WOW, it looks like the Clown and the pick-pocket don't have a friend in the world.
09:51 ,2014 كانون الثاني 27
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OK, so here is a post that will drown me with thumbs down.
Could any body give me a valid reason as to why the FPM shouldn't stand its ground and demand those portfolios? I need a valid reason, not the tired old "they need those ministries they could steal and embezzle". They all line their pockets, whether they are M14 or M18.
I don't like Michel Aoun, but whether we like it or not his party has a large constituency. The FPM has a duty to fight for the best interest of its people.
10:00 ,2014 كانون الثاني 27
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could you give one valid reason as to why they should keep them, apart from the nonsense about competency etc.?
The issue is not here or there. The issue this government supposedly was conceived (not yet) based on some agreed principles: 8-8-6, rotation of portfolios, and baabda declaration. A month or so ago, Nasrallah was saying "9-9-6 now better than much worse later". The opposing parties met him half way and an agreement has been made. To use the Christian card as usual, the FPM and Aoun prove to be the obstacle once again.
10:58 ,2014 كانون الثاني 27
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Popeye, I see where you are coming from. But this government is supposed to be a transitional one, mainly tasked with overseeing the presidential election. After the elections, a new cabinet will be formed. Why not giving the FPM what they want and move forward for the presidential elections. What difference will 4 months make? Not much in the workings of the ministries concerned. The real difference is that the FPM would get the credit for securing key Christian posts, and that would translate into more votes for the FMP. M14 would not want to see this happen.
11:15 ,2014 كانون الثاني 27
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Dear Jabal, you said "The real difference is that the FPM would get the credit for securing key Christian posts, and that would translate into more votes for the FMP. M14 would not want to see this happen."
So, it is politics and has nothing to do with Christian rights as the FPM is claiming. Politics means financial gain, power, and eventually corruption. I see nothing wrong fighting for votes and winning elections. It is the FPM's right as much as it is the right of its opponents. What I am discrediting is their claim to protecting Christians rights under the disguise of pure and financial gains.
10:46 ,2014 كانون الثاني 27
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@pjama. I was more than willing to discuss this issue with you until I read "come on! get a brain". I see no reason why I should engage in a discussion with a person who engages in cheap personal attacks. Have a good day.
10:51 ,2014 كانون الثاني 27
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LOL @Mr. Jabal:)) But you regularly engage with flamethrower, the worst offender of all.
12:00 ,2014 كانون الثاني 27
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Popeye, of course it is politics! That's what politicians do: position themselves to secure votes and have a job. The ultimate goal of a politician is to stay in power. All politicians are so, no matter what they say.
Every party tries to brand itself. The FPM brands itself as the party that fights for Christian rights, because it is after Christian votes. So when you say "it is politics and it has nothing to do with Christian rights", I would say: Christians rights IS politics. The FPM is trying to convince us that its political agenda IS Christian rights. It is up to us to decide whether this political agenda appeals to us or not. It doesn't appeal to me that much because this agenda deepens the sectarian entrenchment in the country. I do worry a lot about the eroding role of Christians in Lebanon, but I don't think that we should bunch up in an "us" and "them" formation. We can't have a siege mentality.
I wish I had the solution, but I don't.
11:28 ,2014 كانون الثاني 27
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did you see any reason why my post should have been deleted above? I was debating and look what happened?!!!
11:42 ,2014 كانون الثاني 27
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Relax @popeye. The moderator position is also subject to routine rotation. It just so happened that today a HA mod is on duty:)
11:55 ,2014 كانون الثاني 27
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Popeye I think its because someone called Jaafar reported your post.
14:23 ,2014 كانون الثاني 27
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You know I find it funny how everyone here blames this person or that person for the divided nature of the country and why it is in such a ruined state. I mean how can we move forward when the people who have dragged us down for the last 40 years remain in power. Let's put the record straight here. In the last 40 years the country has seen a civil war where everyone was involved in the destruction of the country and hence deepening the sectarian divide. Since then we've had a mounting amount of national debt a decrease in most of the Lebanese's standard of living. Complete lawlessness, no tackling of poverty, no state benefits, a deterioration in the health and education sector, awful roads, lack of morality and all in all a country full of chaos and thieves. This is the legacy of all those people that you all seem to defend.
14:23 ,2014 كانون الثاني 27
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Aren't you all ready for a fresh tune? Surely most of you have lived abroad and possibly voted, were law abiding citizens and succeeded due to merit. Why don't we want this in our dear Lebanon. Why keep chanting the same chant. Please enlighten me. These politicians have failed us time and time again yet you continue to back them up. Please tell me why? Pity
15:39 ,2014 كانون الثاني 27
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The name of the game is called DELAY. The aim is to keep delaying and dragging their feet till the time to elect a new president comes, when at that time there's still neither parliament and even worse, no cabinet. The aim is to bring Lebanon without any constitutional representation of any kind, if you the people of Lebanon have not yet realized the game, then know it, if things continue unabated like this, then the time will come soon when you will have no legality to represent you. Who does this serve, it's up to you to know, but I believe that we all know whom this benefits the most.
19:22 ,2014 كانون الثاني 27
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the_snore, no one is penalizing the FPM they are talking about the rotation of all portfolios. If you are so concern with how the Lunatic Aoun & his thieving son-in-law will line their pockets why don't you add their names to one of those charitable organization you keep telling us about.
