The blow was hard and double-fold for the Shiite tandem. Not only was a so-called preliminary agreement with President Joesph Aoun and members of the quintet not respected, but they also received the clear message that a prime minister could be designated with or without Shiite votes. This is a first in Lebanese politics since the 1989 Taif Accord, which gave the MPs the power to nominate the prime minister as part of binding consultations. At the same time, nothing in the Constitution requires the prime minister to obtain votes from all communities. The process is therefore legal. Read more After Nawaf Salam raised the tone, Joseph Aoun follows his lead Salam was thus appointed, and the Shiite tandem, which does not object to the person of the prime minister himself, felt excluded. It immediately retaliated by refusing to partake...
The blow was hard and double-fold for the Shiite tandem. Not only was a so-called preliminary agreement with President Joesph Aoun and members of the quintet not respected, but they also received the clear message that a prime minister could be designated with or without Shiite votes. This is a first in Lebanese politics since the 1989 Taif Accord, which gave the MPs the power to nominate the prime minister as part of binding consultations. At the same time, nothing in the Constitution requires the prime minister to obtain votes from all communities. The process is therefore legal. Read more After Nawaf Salam raised the tone, Joseph Aoun follows his lead Salam was thus appointed, and the Shiite tandem, which does not object to the person of the prime minister himself, felt excluded. It immediately retaliated by refusing to...