The Media Office of the Lebanese Forces Party questioned, “Has it become abnormal to insist on electing a president by calling for open consecutive sessions? Is disrupting the presidential elections and setting unconstitutional conditions the right thing to do? Certainly not.”
The Lebanese Forces statement is a response to the meeting held by Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri on Sunday.
Berri’s Development and Liberation bloc stated the need for “serious consultation and dialogue under the dome of the parliament and the roof of the constitution leading to a consensus on one, two, or three candidates — a dialogue for the election of the President of the Republic of Lebanon.”
On the presidential election, the bloc insisted on its readiness to “welcome any Arab or international efforts to assist Lebanon in electing a president.”
The LF refuted that “the only path to presidential elections is the constitution. Those who claim that the road to the presidency passes through Ain al-Tineh bypass the constitution and perpetuate the vacancy.”
“The insistence on a dialogue confirms their intent to amend the constitution and establish new norms contrary to constitutional texts,” concluded the LF.
The Lebanese Forces statement is a response to the meeting held by Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri on Sunday.
Berri’s Development and Liberation bloc stated the need for “serious consultation and dialogue under the dome of the parliament and the roof of the constitution leading to a consensus on one, two, or three candidates — a dialogue for the election of the President of the Republic of Lebanon.”
On the presidential election, the bloc insisted on its readiness to “welcome any Arab or international efforts to assist Lebanon in electing a president.”
The LF refuted that “the only path to presidential elections is the constitution. Those who claim that the road to the presidency passes through Ain al-Tineh bypass the constitution and perpetuate the vacancy.”
“The insistence on a dialogue confirms their intent to amend the constitution and establish new norms contrary to constitutional texts,” concluded the LF.
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