What is Shiite Duo's stance on Joseph Aoun's election?
Hezbollah and the Amal Movement are still rejecting Army chief Joseph Aoun's presidential nomination, al-Jadeed TV reported on Wednesday.
“The Shiite Duo is maintaining its stance that the army chief’s election requires a constitutional amendment and they will not agree to a constitutional amendment,” al-Jadeed said.
“As long as Suleiman Franjieh is a candidate, our choice is still Suleiman Franjieh, but we are open to several names, including Maj. Gen. Elias al-Bayssari, and we will not elect a president who constitutes a violation of the constitution and sovereignty together,” Shiite Duo sources told the channel, apparently referring to Aoun.
The constitution stipulates that any first-grade civil servant like Aoun should leave their post at least six months prior to being elected president.
“The Shiite Duo’s meetings are continuing and coordination with the Free Patriotic Movement is ongoing,” al-Jadeed reported, adding that Hezbollah and Amal will not announce their candidate prior to the presidential election session.
Al-Jadeed later reported that MP Mohammad Raad of Hezbollah expressed in his meeting Wednesday with French envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian that “Hezbollah will not stand in the way of Lebanese consensus over a president.”
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“The Shiite Duo is maintaining its stance that the army chief’s election requires a constitutional amendment and they will not agree to a constitutional amendment”.
In 2008 when MP Boutros Harb suggested taking a time off to amendment the constitution, Nabih Berri refused. Berri claimed there is no need for a constitutional amendment, a two-thirds majority vote is enough.
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TURNING THE TABLES ON DUO TRAP! Thursday morning, with world attention turned to Parliament building, all sovereign MPs, accompanied by sovereign Shia leaders, must stand on Parliament steps, recite Tueni’s Oath, and declare resignation from parliament as it no longer representing Lebanese people. No president can be elected with remaining MPs. If Berri does not set a date for early parliament election, a spontaneous popular march on parliament will erupt followed by Cedar Revolution II with massive Shia participation to liberate us from Iranian occupation & political mafia running the country, institute massive reforms, transparency & accountability Lebanese people have been waiting for 30 years. This time its all about Cedar Revolution Principles of Sovereignty, Freedom, Democracy, Independence & Justice; not Zuamas, about honest and competent MPs serving the people and not vice versa. About living Tueni’s Oath!
