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File photo: President Michel Aoun L and his son-in-law FPM leader Gebran Bassil
BEIRUT: Lebanese Parliament MPs have accused Michel Aoun of abusing the presidency by acting “as a party and not as a president entrusted with the constitution.”
On Saturday, MP Anwar Al-Khalil , a member of Speaker Nabih’s Berri’s parliamentary bloc said that Aoun’s media office’s statement on Friday “undermines the Lebanese people’s minds and destroys the hope of forming an important government. It is also a digression from obstinacy and stubbornness.”
Al-Khalil reminded Aoun that “the constitution named you as president, a symbol of national unity and a protector of the constitution.”
BEIRUT: Deputies in the Lebanese Parliament have accused President Michel Aoun of acting “as a party, not as a president entrusted with the constitution.”
On Saturday, MP Anwar Al-Khalil said that Aoun’s media office’s statement on Friday “undermines the Lebanese people’s minds and destroys the hope of forming an important government. It is also a digression from obstinacy and stubbornness.”
Friday’s statement said Aoun was a “partner in choosing ministers and distributing ministerial portfolios.”
Al-Khalil reminded Aoun that “the constitution named you as president, a symbol of national unity and a protector of the constitution.”
“Your advisers are making you one team. Enough bickering! Support the whole country and save it from collapse,” Al-Khalil said.
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Maronite Patriarch Bechara Al-Rai and Prime Minister-Designate Saad Hariri - (NNA) Beirut - Mohamed Choucair
Recent reports over attempts by Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, Hezbollah’s leadership and General Security Head General Abbas Ibrahim to break the stalemate in the issue of the government’s formation do not reflect the reality on ground.
There is no communication between President Michel Aoun and Prime Minister-Designate Saad Hariri, despite Maronite Patriarch Bechara Al-Rai’s continuous calls for the two to meet and reach an understanding.
Notably, Rai insists that the ball is now in Aoun s court, who has not been responsive so far.
The head of the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM), Gebran Bassil, on Sunday attacked Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri, arguing that there is no trust in