When the Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri first learned that Joseph Aoun, then the Commander-in-Chief of the Lebanese Army, was to be elected to the presidency, he initially feared the worst.He attempted to oppose his election by asserting that it could not take place without a constitutional amendment, citing that senior state officials must have resigned two years before the presidential term to be eligible for the presidency. When reminded that General Michel Sleiman was elected on May 25, 2008, without such an amendment, Berri responded that Sleiman had been elected due to a near-consensus following the Doha Agreement in May 2008. Here's how it started Between Aoun and Berri, a non-aggression pact or the start of an alliance? Ultimately, the argument was made to no avail. After the electoral session on Jan. 9, Berri prepared for...
When the Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri first learned that Joseph Aoun, then the Commander-in-Chief of the Lebanese Army, was to be elected to the presidency, he initially feared the worst.He attempted to oppose his election by asserting that it could not take place without a constitutional amendment, citing that senior state officials must have resigned two years before the presidential term to be eligible for the presidency. When reminded that General Michel Sleiman was elected on May 25, 2008, without such an amendment, Berri responded that Sleiman had been elected due to a near-consensus following the Doha Agreement in May 2008. Here's how it started Between Aoun and Berri, a non-aggression pact or the start of an alliance? Ultimately, the argument was made to no avail. After the electoral session on Jan. 9, Berri prepared for...