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Aoun For Changing Lebanon to a Presidential Republic |
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Written by News Editor
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Monday, 14 January 2008 |
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Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun said Monday he supports changing Lebanon into a presidential republic allowing the people to elect the president directly without going through parliament.
In a statement to reporters after a meeting by his Change and Reform Parliamentary bloc, Aoun also said he supports the formation of a neutral government to organize parliamentary elections. Aoun attacked al-Mustaqbal Movement leader Saad Hariri saying: "If Hariri does not want to meet me, I too don't want to meet him. But this is not a love affair, there are issues that should be tackled." Aoun said he is committed to a 10+10+10 power-sharing formula in any forthcoming government, stressing that any party should not get more than one third of the cabinet seats. He stressed on his opposition to the naturalization of Palestinians in Lebanon. |