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Saturday, 27 June 2009 |
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Consensus Atmosphere Shaken by Number of Votes for Berri, Makari
Premier-Designate Hariri Vows to Form 'Homogeneous' Cabinet
Bickering between majority and opposition was clear Thursday after Speaker Nabih Berri didn't get the votes he was expecting and Deputy Speaker Farid Makari received mainly majority votes.
Although Berri was reelected Thursday, he didn't get the expected 100 votes, an indication that many majority MPs didn't cast ballots in his favor. In retaliation, only four opposition lawmakers, including Berri and his three independent allies, voted for March 14 coalition's Makari as deputy speaker.
Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri vowed on Saturday to form a homogeneous and consensus government that is able to function away from obstruction. He vowed to form a "homogeneous" and "consensus" government that is able to remain united and "make achievements away from obstruction" in cooperation with the president.
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Friday, 19 June 2009 |
The cabinet’s term ends tomorrow and the new parliament will take shape following the return of Saad Hariri from his weekend private visit to Saudi Arabia. Patriarch Sfeir responded directly to Nasrallah..
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Friday, 19 June 2009 |
MP Walid Jumblat and Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah stressed during overnight talks the need to continue working for a comprehensive reconciliation, Hizbullah said in a statement on Friday. |
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Friday, 19 June 2009 |
The Lebanese army on Friday said Israel has violated the border by establishing an observation post in a restricted area on the outskirts of Kfarshouba hills. |
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Friday, 19 June 2009 |
Hezbollah parliamentary leader Mohammad Raad received at his office in the Parliament British Ambassador to Lebanon Frances Mary Guy, on Thursday in the first such contact in Lebanon between the group's political wing and a senior British official. |
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Friday, 19 June 2009 |
Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun said Thursday that the failure of state institutions to hold transparent elections on June 7 was shameful.
"I am ashamed of the state institutions on the day of the elections. "They stayed vigilant on the purchase of consciences," Aoun said during a celebration of his Change and Reform bloc's victory in Kesrouan district. |
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Friday, 19 June 2009 |
Hizbullah’s secretary general, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, criticized Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir's statement a day before the parliamentary elections, reassessing the whole electoral process and vowing to follow up on the numerous electoral law violations in a peaceful and legal manner. |
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