The vote of confidence debate part III

Lebanon Speaker Nabih Berri resumed part III of the parliamentary session at around 10:30 to debate the Ministerial Statement and grant the vote of confidence to the cabinet of PM Saad Hariri

The vote of confidence debate part II

Beirut : The second part of the the Vote of confidence Parliamentary session resumed at 6 pm. The first deputy to address it was Lebanon First bloc MP Mohammed Qabbani

Berri: The resistance is a non-negotiable issue

In remarks published Tuesday by the daily As-Safir, Lebanon Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri who is a key ally of the Iranian and Syrian backed Hezbollah movement stressed that the resistance issue was not a subject for bargaining.

“I will not back down on this demand because the issue is not only linked to the future of Lebanon but to its resurrection,” Berri thought.

He refused to link the issue of abolishing political sectarianism with resistance weapons issue and said:
“Let it be known that the resistance is a non-negotiable issue for me,” Berri said.
The resistance, he added, is a “strategic choice that is not subject to bargaining.”

The vote of confidence debate part I

Lebanon’s PM Saad Hariri read the cabinet policy statement and MP Michel Aoun started the debate saying : Sectarianism doesn’t produce corruption, but corruption encourages sectarianism. He added : “A lot of steps should be taken before abolishing confessionalism in politics,” citing Turkey as an example.
Speaker Nabih Berri responded to Aoun by saying: I didn’t call for abolishment of sectarianism. I called for the formation of the national committee tasked with studying abolishment of confessionalism.
Deputy Speaker Farid Makari responded by saying: Confessionalism should be abolished only after the elimination of all reasons that create fear on the issue.
MP Tamam Slam changed the subject by commenting on the policy statement saying: “We are optimistic about it as long as it overcomes all crises.”
MP Alain Aoun lauded the slogan of the policy statement which is development and progress and added: “We are ready to cooperate with the PM.”
MP Robert Ghanem commented by stressing that the Resistance is noble if it respects the “concept of the state”. He then gave his vote of confidence to the cabinet.
Speaker Berri then adjourned the parliamentary session until 6:30 p.m.

CNA: Lebanon cabinet will gain the vote of confidence of 120 MPs

The Lebanese cabinet of Prime Minister Saad Hariri will gain the vote of confidence of more than 120 MPs and the number of Mps who asked to speak so far has reached 53. The issue of the resistance and particularly the weapons outside the authority of the State will be the main subject for discussion.
Some of the MPs are trying to dissuade their colleagues to withhold the vote of confidence from the government. MP Nicola Fattoush announced today from Nejmeh square that he will withhold his vote of confidence from the government, but it is not yet clear how many more MPs will follow suit .
Speaker Nabih Berri called on Thursday for holding a day parliamentary session starting Tuesday December 8, to discuss the Ministerial Policy Statement and to hold the vote of confidence or Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s 30-member Cabinet. Source: CNA ( al Markaziyeh )

Berri: Parliament to meet next Tuesday over confidence vote

Speaker Nabih Berri called on Thursday for holding a day parliamentary session starting Tuesday December 8, to discuss the Ministerial Policy Statement and to hold the vote of confidence or Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s 30-member Cabinet.
According to observers most of the discussion will center around article 6 and Hezbollah arms. Several Christian ministers have either rejected the article or expressed reservations about it