Bassil rejects 'corrupt president, corrupt PM and corrupt central bank governor'
Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil on Saturday accused political rivals of seeking to elect a "corrupt" president and to appoint a "corrupt PM and a corrupt central bank governor."
"Let no one threaten us with chaos or sanctions; these threats have become old. Let no one threaten us with vacuum or in the government and parliament," Bassil said during an FPM ceremony.
"We either choose the president with our own will or no one can impose him on us. A president who comes on the back of chaos is like a president who comes on the back of an Israeli tank," Bassil added.
"They want to carry out reform, but they want to meet and bring us a corrupt president, a corrupt PM and a corrupt central bank governor who is more corrupt than them and is being protected by them. They then get dismayed when we say no, but we will say no and a hundred nos," the FPM chief went on to say.
He also emphasized that "someone like (Central Bank chief) Riad Salameh will be held accountable."
"If someone like him isn't held accountable, the country will not rise," Bassil added.
18 February 2023, 14:49
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'corrupt president, corrupt PM and corrupt central bank governor'
humm, 'replace corrupt central bank governor' with 'corrupt Lebanese Army chief' and you're describing Michel Aoun.
18 February 2023, 15:21
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"libanaisresilient 4 hours ago
Long live Bassil the future President of Lebanese republic!"
"libanaisresilient 13 hours ago
OMG another big step towards the Presidency! Long live Bassil! You're the Man!"
"libanaisresilient 23 minutes ago
You're the man!!! Keep it up!"
18 February 2023, 15:22
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"constantine 7 hours ago
The voice of justice."
"constantine 1 hour ago
Without the FPM at the helm there would be no Lebanon."
"constantine 12 minutes ago
Allah yi7meek President Bassil"
"constantine 7 hours ago 20
Words of wisdom Gebran."
18 February 2023, 15:22
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and finally:
"the_roar:
Ladies and Gentlemen: Today you have just listened to the future president of Lebanon. Learn people, learn!"
18 February 2023, 17:30
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In the garden, the plants grow wild,
Their leaves and branches all compiled,
But in the midst of all this green,
There stands a plant that's quite the scene.
Its name is Bassil, fragrant and pure,
Its flavor something to adore.
But irony strikes, as you will see,
For Bassil's namesake is quite the key.
For Gibran Bassil, a man of strife,
With a controversial political life
And yet this plant that shares his name,
Is gentle, kind, and free of shame.
So let us savor the irony here,
As we cook with Bassil without fear.
For though its name may raise a frown,
Its flavor will never let us down.
