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Aoun Bloc Says AMAL Remarks on War, Sunni-Christian Deal 'Unacceptable'
 [An Nahar] The Change and Reform parliamentary bloc on Tuesday dismissed accusations from Speaker Nabih KnobbyBerri Speaker of the Lebanese parliament, a member of AMAL, a not very subtle Hizbullah sock puppet... 's AMAL Movement about an alleged "Sunni-Christian" deal as an attempt to "blackmail" the supporters of Free Patriotic Movement Despite its name a Christian party allied with Hizbullah, neither free nor particularly patriotic... founder MP Michel Aoun ...a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hizbullah... 's presidential bid. Describing Aoun as "the nominee whose candidacy conforms with the National Pact," the bloc boasted that the FPM founder "has become immunized with broad support" from the majority of the political parties. "The (Oct. 16) speeches of General Aoun and (FPM chief Jebran) Bassil carried all the indications about a project to build the state with all the country's components without the exclusion of anyone," said the bloc in a statement issued after its weekly meeting. "The National Pact is not bilateral or tripartite but rather for everyone," it stressed. "Any remarks about Christian-Sunni bilateral powersharing are unacceptable and seditious and we will confront any attempt to stir sedition," the bloc added. And reassuring that "the project of the state" is its "unifying project," Change and Reform stressed the importance of "passing an electoral law that ensures correct representation in line with the National Pact." "We do not apologize and we do not try to justify and we are walking with firm steps towards the National Pact and the Leb of national partnership. Those who want to support us are free to support us and those who do not want to support us are free to oppose us without launching arbitrary accusations," the bloc added. Earlier in the day, Berri's aide and Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil confirmed that the speaker's Development and Liberation bloc would "vote against" Aoun in any presidential election session. Posted by: Fred 2016-10-20 |
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