Parliament Session Postponed over Cabinet’s Absence
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Parliament session was postponed on Wednesday because of the lack of quorum and the cabinet’s failure to attend it.
Only 52 MPs made it to the session and minister Nicolas Fattoush served as the only government representative.
MP Robert Ghanem said after the session: “This is a precedent in that parliament was unable to be convened because cabinet was not present.”
The postponement incurred the ire of opposition lawmakers with MP Ahmed Fatfat asserting that a legislative session can be held if the ministers were absent and MP Marwan Hamadeh slamming the government as being a “failure.”
He added: “All governments are allowed a grace period that they can use up based on their performance.”
“We would like to note its confusion and the record number of violations it has committed,” he continued.
“It has reached its failure in record timing,” he stressed.
“It’s enough to check the ministerial statement and the commitments it vowed to respect,” Hamadeh said.
“None of these pledges have been fulfilled. Where is the reform promised by the blocs?” he wondered.
It’s as if Hizbullah and the Reform and Change bloc have agreed to only protect the party’s arms and maintain their control of Lebanon, the MP noted.
He pointed out its failure in tackling the assaults in the town of Lassa, the Estonian kidnapping, the capture of suspects wanted by the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, and the attacks against the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon.
Hamadeh stated: “The government is not running in an empty circle, but one filled with dangers to Lebanon, its economy and security.”
“The grace period is over and our fellow colleagues should realize this and leave,” he concluded.
A date has not yet been set for when parliament will convene again.
24 August 2011, 14:58
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Inta mowaten israeli....
As your words and your government action only weaken Lebanon
24 August 2011, 15:11
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@mowaten, If I was you, I would refrain to comment this one ...your people are a disgrace... they have no opposition and do nothing constructive for this country... I have never seen such a failure...
24 August 2011, 17:37
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Ya Mowaten your are one stupid follower, do you know who proposed a draft law on banning smoking? MP atef Majdalani which is a mustaqbal member and a long timee ago already, but maybe you forgot why it never passed, because of YOUR CONTINUOUS OBSTRUCTIONS to everything Hariri proposed, you have nothing to be proud of, specially the electricity plan which should cost a lot less, we have 5 billion at stakes now, + 11 billion $ from your stupid war with your masters the zionists which are your allies secretly which Mossad and CIA dining inside Hezbollah, + billions lost with your KHIYAM in centre ville, thats makes it more than 20 billion $ lost in the last 5 years of emptyness and nothing in return, while you had 40 billion on the other side of reconstruction of downtown , airport, roads, Trust in Lebanese pound, and the syrians of course and lahoud, berri, jumblat getting their piece too. So go play on an another ground and start do your math on who is doing more harm to the country
24 August 2011, 18:23
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@ Mowaten...yeah...great job indeed...
So?? What is the gvt's position on STL??? Are they Unified??
What's their position on the EDL file?? Are they Unified??
What happened with the Estonians....? Someone find out?? Plz tell me!
What have they done about the Lhassa incident....??Hmmm...not much huh?
Let me remind you that there was a plan on the restructuration of the EDL in 2006...want me to tell you who stopped it? Do you know who was the Minister of energy then??
Who froze the Broadband expansion?? Emile Emile rings a bell??
Who's gonna fill up his pockets now?? Nahas? Bassil?? NOOOO...too clean for that!
Yeah let's audit the accounts! Sure!! Since when?
George Corm was Minister of Finance 1880-2000... would like to check him...and Elias Saba 2005-2005...would like to check him too..and Ali el Khalil... 1989-1992... Yeah let's AUDIT ya Mowaten...and if you don't mind, let's start from 1989...
24 August 2011, 19:46
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@mowaten
Again, your imprecision miss-guides you... few of the m14 cooperated with them, others never did, and others were in between...so...does this means that you embraced those who collaborated with the Syrian regime then ya mowaten??
24 August 2011, 20:52
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If they are this useless and impotent with no one in opposition we can but imagine how useless they would be if all of Lebanon was represented by this government.
WORST GOVERNMENT EVER.
Sit down!!
24 August 2011, 21:29
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mowaten,
YOU GUYS HAD A BLOCKING MINORITY, THATS WHY NOTHING GOT DONE.
Btw, you should make friends with bigdig, i can see you too hitting it off.
