MP Hamadeh: Cedar Revolution liberated the Lebanese from jail, but Berri is still in it

MP Marwan Hamadeh rejected the accusations of Speaker Nabih Berri that the Cedar Revolution is trying to monopolize power and said that the “revolution liberated the Lebanese from prison , but Berri is still in it, stressing that Berri’s statements are completely rejected.” (more…)

Berri postpones parliament session to June 15

As was expected Speaker Nabih Berri failed in his efforts to hold a parliamentary session on Wednesday due to lack of quorum and postponed it to June 15 .

Only 58 MPs attended the session . For the quorum to be met at least 65 MPs should attend ( half the 128 member parliament plus one ). (more…)

Berri giving up on June 8 session since quorum will not be met

Parliamentary sources told al Jumhourya newspaper that Speaker Nabih Berri is in the process of preparing invitations for a parliamentary session on June 15 , knowing that the quorum will not be met today. (more…)

Jumblatt proposed a solution to the June 8 meeting

Progressive Socialist party leader MP Walid Jumblatt proposed a solution to the June 8 parliamentary session that Speaker Nabih Berri called for , Al Hayat newspaper reported. (more…)

Speaker Berri insists on holding June 8 parliament session

Speaker Nabih Berri continues to insist on holding the parliament session:
“The session stands until the day of resurrection; if it lacked the quorum on June 8 we will call for another session the next week and so on.” He was quoted as saying . (more…)

Siniora : Berri’s parliament session violates the constitution

Former Lebanese PM and current Future bloc leader MP Fouad Siniora said on Sunday that the Hezbollah-led March 8 coalition is attempting to “make parliament take over the role of the cabinet,” adding that “such moves violate the constitution.”

“The work of the executive branch (cabinet ) and legislative branch [parliament] should be completely separate,” Siniora was quoted by National News Agency as saying. (more…)

In a tit for tat move Berri boycotts Mikati meeting

An Nahar reported on Sunday that Amal Movement leader Speaker Nabih Berri boycotted the mediation meeting with Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati by not sending his political aide Ali Hassan Khalil to the meeting. Only Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah’s political aide Hajj Hussein Khalil attended the meeting . (more…)

Mikati, allies to boycott Berri’s parliament session

Prime minister-designate Najib Mikati , and his two allies MPs Mohammad Safadi, Ahmad Karami have decided to boycott the parliament session that Speaker Nabih Berri called for next week, National News Agency reported on Friday. (more…)

Jumblatt to abstain from June 8 parliament session, LBC

National Struggle Front bloc leader MP Walid Jumblatt and his bloc will abstain from the parliamentary session scheduled for June 8, LBC television reported on Thursday.

Speaker Nabih Berri called for the session in order to bypass the caretaker cabinet, despite strong opposition by some parties.

Jumblatt wants to keep a centrist position, the report said. (more…)

Fatfat: Berri cannot throw rocks, his house is made of glass

In a Tuesday interview with Akhbar al-Yawm news agency, March 14 MP Ahmad Fatfat responded on to Speaker Nabih Berri’s statement that the Cedar Revolution “took Lebanon 60 years back.”

Berri “cannot easily throw rocks at us” because his “house is made of glass.” (more…)