Nasrallah says Hizbullah must be in any govt., majority-minority talk 'unrealistic'
Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Tuesday stressed that his party should be represented in any future government, as he emphasized that Lebanon cannot be ruled in a unilateral manner regardless of who wins the parliamentary majority.
“We will keep insisting on being present in any government, regardless of its nature, structure and program, in order to protect the resistance's back,” Nasrallah told an electoral rally via video link.
“Lebanon cannot bear a leading sect nor a leading party, no matter how much this party may enjoy strength and popular support,” Nasrallah added.
“Elimination and exclusion under the slogans of majority and minority would plunge Lebanon into adventures, and I stress that we are with national partnership in order to pull Lebanon out of its crises,” the Hizbullah leader went on to say.
Emphasizing that the country is “built on partnership and non-elimination,” Nasrallah added that everyone must be represented in parliament according to their “natural sizes.”
“Under a sectarian system like the Lebanese one, any talk of majorities and minorities is not realistic,” he underlined.
Separately, Nasrallah emphasized that Lebanon “cannot bear a new civil war, even for changing the political system.”
“Civil war should be a prohibited red line,” Nasrallah added.
“There are problems and flaws in this system that must be addressed through reform,” he said.
In an apparent jab at the rival Lebanese Forces party, Nasrallah said the Lebanese are asked to choose between “those who call for civil peace and cling to it despite being killed on the roads of Tayyouneh” and those who “offer their services to foreign forces and are ready to make a civil war in Lebanon.”
He added that his party and its Amal Movement allies “carried their martyrs and wounded and insisted on civil peace despite having the ability to take revenge.”
Denying that his party is subordinate to Iran, Nasrallah said: “We are neither tools nor agents nor chess pieces. The Islamic Republic does not interfere in Lebanon, neither in politics nor in elections, and you have seen which ambassadors are touring Lebanon.”
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10 May 2022, 19:21
Nasrallah: We are neither tools nor agents nor chess pieces. The Islamic Republic does not interfere in Lebanon, neither in politics nor in elections, and you have seen which ambassadors are touring Lebanon.
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10 May 2022, 19:17
Nasrallah: The Lebanese are asked to choose between those who call for civil peace and cling to it despite being killed on the roads of Tayyouneh and those who offer their services to foreign forces and are ready to make a civil war in Lebanon.
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10 May 2022, 19:11
Nasrallah: It is a major injustice for depositors to bear the responsibility for losses and the main culprit is Lebanese banks.
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10 May 2022, 19:08
Nasrallah: When we speak of an electoral or political alliance, we must pay attention that differences remain.
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10 May 2022, 18:46
Nasrallah: We will keep insisting on being present in any government, regardless of its nature, structure and program, in order to protect the resistance's back.
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10 May 2022, 18:44
Nasrallah: Lebanon cannot bear a leading sect nor a leading party, no matter how much this party may enjoy strength and popular support.
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10 May 2022, 18:42
Nasrallah: Elimination and exclusion under the slogans of majority and minority would plunge Lebanon into adventures, and I stress that we are with national partnership in order to pull Lebanon out of its crises.
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10 May 2022, 18:39
Nasrallah: The country is built on partnership and non-elimination. Everyone must be represented in parliament according to their natural sizes, and the majoritarian electoral law did not do that but rather the proportional representation law.
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10 May 2022, 18:36
Nasrallah: Under a sectarian system like the Lebanese one, any talk of majorities and minorities is not realistic.
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10 May 2022, 18:35
Nasrallah: We have been and will always be against taxes on the poor and the tax system must be progressive.
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10 May 2022, 18:33
Nasrallah: We hope that one day we will have a strong state and a strong army that assumes the responsibility of defense.
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10 May 2022, 18:30
Nasrallah: A strong state is one that can protect its sovereignty from any aggression.
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10 May 2022, 18:21
Nasrallah: We should seek a capable and strong state.
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10 May 2022, 18:20
Nasrallah: Lebanon cannot bear a new civil war, even for changing the political system. Civil war should be a prohibited red line.
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10 May 2022, 18:19
Nasrallah: There are problems and flaws in this system that must be addressed through reform.
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10 May 2022, 18:18
Nasrallah: Lebanon is a group of minorities.
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10 May 2022, 18:17
Nasrallah: We are not calling for toppling the regime.
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10 May 2022, 18:16
Nasrallah: There is an existing state in Lebanon. We have the President, the government, the parliament and the rest of authorities. We have a constitution and laws.
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10 May 2022, 18:15
Nasrallah: We are not presenting ourselves as an alternative to the state, even in the issue of resistance.
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10 May 2022, 18:14
Nasrallah: I have received a message via a diplomatic channel that the Israelis do not want a war with Lebanon, but we do not trust the enemy nor its premier, and we will maintain the state of alert that we declared on Quds Day.
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10 May 2022, 18:11
Nasrallah: The voting by expats abroad for the resistance's lists was an expression of bravery and loyalty.
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10 May 2022, 18:03
Nasrallah: Through lies, accusations and siege, some bet over the past years that the resistance's environment would turn against it.
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10 May 2022, 18:01
Nasrallah: Beirut is the capital of resistance, Arabism and freedoms.
10 May 2022, 20:05
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It is complete foolishness to think for one moment that Shia can elect the same basij drug dealers and murderers that killed Hariri, Tueni, Lukaim and hundred others; impoverished and isolated our country; raped in broad daylight our sovereignty, freedom, justice and dignity; and systematically destroyed state institutions from education, banking, health care, justice, economy ... and Lebanon will remain as one country. The Diaspora is capable of rebuilding Sunni and Christian regions in one year once after liberation and independence from the Basij. We've always been the intellectual and democracy cradle in the region and we'll restore this role again and the favorite location for multinational firms. A mistake of historical proportion for those who think that voting the basij occupier and their puppets will keep Lebanon as one country!
10 May 2022, 21:24
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So it's a daily thing now? Is Nasrallah auditioning to replace Ellen?
10 May 2022, 21:38
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Nasrallah: Lebanon cannot be ruled in a unilateral manner regardless of who wins the parliamentary majority.
Funny, he didn't believe this when he thought his side was going to win the 2009 parliamentary elections, then went back on it after his side lost. Or in 2011 when he hand picked and appointed Najib Mikati PM or all governments since Saad Hariri's last one fell in 2019. This Takiya thing is so handy isn't it.
11 May 2022, 00:53
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The day this evil Iranian sectarian terrorist is brutally and violently murdered is the day we celebrate our true independence.
11 May 2022, 01:19
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Why does he endorse a "sectarian" system which favors the Christian minority (Article 24 of the Lebanese Constitution which reserves half of parliamentary seats for Christians)?
11 May 2022, 05:14
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The Lebanese are stupid. They are the ones who worship these war lords. They deserve hunger, death and misery.
11 May 2022, 08:18
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majority-minority talk 'unrealistic' -> Great News! this means that he already knows that he wont get the majority !!!
11 May 2022, 10:02
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Well Hezbollah and Amal combined have the biggest supporter base in Lebanon by majority of Lebanese Shia population.
11 May 2022, 10:00
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Lebanese Forces seemed to have plently of weapons in Tayyouneh. Geagea wants civil war, but let's not forget how Tayyouneh was shocked and panicked when Amal Supporters started shooting back. You can thank Amal and Hezbollah leadership from preventing escalation.
11 May 2022, 11:35
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Nasrallah: We are neither tools nor agents nor chess pieces. The Islamic Republic does not interfere in Lebanon, neither in politics nor in elections,
And I guess the money and arms that they provide hizb which meets the definition of control doesn't count--I guess that makes you mercenaries instead. I know the minions don't think, but the outsiders can see this easily. Arguments are moot--Iran tells hizb to jump, they say how high.
