Aoun: Nothing Indicates Cabinet will be Formed Soon, We're Not Concerned with Parliament Sessions

by Naharnet Newsdesk almost 11 years

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Aoun: There are 350,000 Lebanese expats in Saudi Arabia and 350,000 others in Gulf countries and during the meeting with the Saudi ambassador we eliminated any ambiguity concerning their situations. almost 11 years

Aoun: There is a Constitutional Council that can say if the session is constitutional or not and let them resort to the institutions. almost 11 years

Aoun: Why don't we save 50% or 60% by using gas while having less pollution? Because the gasoline companies receive a percentage of the revenues and they are currently achieving more profits. almost 11 years

Aoun: We're not concerned with the parliamentary session as the gas draft law would spare Lebanon $1.7 billion in expenses yearly, so why don't we approve it? It is a lie that the car would go up in flames or else Paris, Tehran and Berlin would have burned. almost 11 years

Aoun: Neither the U.S. nor Iran nor Saudi Arabia are the reason behind the performance of the political class in Lebanon and I don't share the same ideology with this political class. The state has turned into mini-states and whoever is capable of usurping this land is doing so. almost 11 years

Aoun: We will remain without a cabinet and I don't know how will expenditure be distributed by the executive authority. It is confusing that they have created vacuum in state institutions and extended parliament's term because we are sailing in turbulent waters. almost 11 years

Aoun: Nothing indicates that the cabinet will be formed soon and everyone is saying it may be formed in September or when the 17-month extension period ends. almost 11 years

Aoun: They tried to give the issue of extension a personal aspect, but there is a public interest that we are defending and those claiming that there is contradiction in our political conduct must prove their claims. almost 11 years

Aoun: I don't know the nature of the deal that will take place, but in Lebanon everyone is a winner except the law and the constitution. almost 11 years

Aoun: The same as we rejected extending Rifi's term, we will not accept another extension because it is against the law. The other parties are only reaching consensus on the violation of the constitution and the laws. almost 11 years

FPM leader MP Michel Aoun after weekly meeting of Change and Reform bloc: From the very beginning, our stance which stems from our principles has been against extending the terms of public servants. almost 11 years

Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun on Tuesday ruled out an imminent formation of a new cabinet as he slammed the performance of the parliament.

“Nothing indicates that the cabinet will be formed soon and everyone is saying it may be formed in September or when the (parliament's) 17-month extension period ends,” Aoun told reporters after the weekly meeting of the Change and Reform bloc in Rabiyeh.

“We will remain without a cabinet and I don't know how will expenditure be distributed by the executive authority. It is confusing that they have created vacuum in state institutions and extended parliament's term because we are sailing in turbulent waters,” Aoun added.

Commenting on his rejection of extending Army chief General Jean Qahwaji's term and accusations that he is seeking the appointment of his son-in-law, Brig. Gen. Chamel Roukoz, as the new army commander, Aoun said: “From the very beginning, our stance which stems from our principles has been against extending the terms of public servants.”

“The same as we rejected extending (former Internal Security Forces chief Maj. Gen. Ashraf) Rifi's term, we will not accept another extension because it is against the law. The other parties are only reaching consensus on the violation of the constitution and the laws,” Aoun added, referring to both his allies in the March 8 camp and his March 14 rivals.

“I don't know the nature of the deal that will take place, but in Lebanon everyone is a winner except the law and the constitution,” Aoun lamented.

He noted that the other parties “tried to give the issue of extension a personal aspect.”

“But there is a public interest that we are defending and those claiming that there is contradiction in our political conduct must prove their claims,” Aoun added.

He said neither the U.S. nor Iran nor Saudi Arabia are the reason behind the performance of the political class in Lebanon, adding that he does not “share the same ideology with this political class.”

“The state has turned into mini-states and whoever is capable of usurping this land is doing so,” Aoun warned.

Turning to the issue of the parliamentary legislative session that was postponed to mid-July, Aoun said: “We're not concerned with the parliamentary session. The gas draft law would spare Lebanon $1.7 billion in expenses yearly, so why don't we approve it? It is a lie that the car would go up in flames or else Paris, Tehran and Berlin would have burned.”

“Why don't we save 50% or 60% by using gas while having less pollution? Because the gasoline companies receive a percentage of the revenues and they are currently achieving more profits,” Aoun explained.

Asked about the constitutionality of parliament's session amid the presence of a caretaker cabinet, Aoun said: “There is a Constitutional Council that can say if the session is constitutional or not and let them resort to the state institutions.”

On his meeting with Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Ali Awadh Asiri earlier on Tuesday, Aoun said: “There are 350,000 Lebanese expats in Saudi Arabia and 350,000 others in Gulf countries and during the meeting with the Saudi ambassador we eliminated any ambiguity concerning their situations.”

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Comments 13

sophia_angle almost 11 years

I loooove uu GMA!! God bless you ;)

guepard (Guest) almost 11 years

may God open your eyes. baby sophia

primesuspect almost 11 years

U r comiiting a genocide with ur sarcasm. We're all ROTFL! Keep up the good job :)

general_puppet almost 11 years

RFT, your namesakes will be overjoyed that you have been enlightened by their never ending praise of the cowardly ex-general :-)

primesuspect almost 11 years

The sellout is about to open his mouth : 3, 2, 1 ....

sophia_angle almost 11 years

"min tarikhohom ta3rifounahom" (GMA) .

bashir almost 11 years

every day he doesn't again flee in fear to France, deserting his own people, is a good day for Aoun.

bigsami almost 11 years

He can join Snowden & be roommates in Russia.

general_puppet almost 11 years

No one will take the ungrateful mutt on the next go around.

guepard (Guest) almost 11 years

may God open your eyes baby sophia

zahle_nights almost 11 years

Isn't he buying a new and colorful pajama soon?? I heard Le Generale might be doing another midnight run and he wants to look so rosy...

general_puppet almost 11 years

Excellent photo of the Lunatic Aoun, he looks like he is about to bite someone (I said bite not eat). I have to admit for once he did make an accurate statement... “The state has turned into mini-states and whoever is capable of usurping this land is doing so,” ...most notably the usurping Iranian militia.

habib almost 11 years

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