WILL THIS PROPOSAL HELP END LEBANON’S PRESIDENTIAL DEADLOCK?!
July 11, 2024Following the announcement of their initiative to break the presidential stalemate that has persisted since October 31, 2022, opposition MPs submitted on Wednesday “their two proposals” to various parliamentary blocs that they met successively.
Opposition MPs Elias Hankach, Ghassan Hasbani, Fouad Makhzoumi, and Michel Doueihi began their meetings with the Democratic Gathering (PSP) parliamentary group, composed of Hadi Abou el-Hosn, Marwan Hamade, Wael Abou Faour, and Bilal Abdallah.
Following the meeting, MP Abou Faour stated that even though his bloc considered the initiative “positive,” more flexibility from all parties is needed to reach a solution. However, his bloc expressed reservations about the opposition MPs’ initiative, considering that it “did not bring new ideas that could lead to the election of a president.” He added that “it is not correct to say that the dialogue raises concerns,” referring to the dialogue proposed by the Speaker of Parliament, Nabih Berri, to unlock the presidential issue.
Following the third meeting with the MPs of Change and Independents, MP Firas Hamdan stated, “We are, of course, in favor of any initiative that complies with the Constitution, and on the other hand, we support a solution to the obstruction of the election of a president.”
“We have welcomed all initiatives that respect the Lebanese Constitution, and at this historic moment, we are receptive and ready to open the door to discussions within the strict framework of the Constitution,” Hamdan argued.
However, he emphasized that the call “for dialogue is a pretext for not electing a president,” also referring to Berri’s repeatedly proposed initiative.
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English Script:
Ghassan Hasbani: The first proposal: The representatives meet in the Parliament and consult without an official invitation, basis, or specific framework, provided that the consultation period does not exceed 48 hours, after which the representatives, regardless of the results of the consultations, go to an open election session in successive sessions. The second proposal: The Speaker of the House calls for a session to elect the President of the Republic and presides over it in accordance with his constitutional powers. If the President isn’t elected during the first session, the session remains open, and the representatives and blocs consult outside the hall for a maximum period of 48 hours, provided that they return to vote in successive sessions at a rate of 4 sessions per day.
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