Berri Will Reject Amendment Draft Law

Parliament speaker Nabih Berri has said that he will not receive the constitutional amendment draft law which the government will refer to him on Monday.

 

“The draft law will be written down by an unconstitutional and illegitimate government,” Berri told al-Diyar daily in remarks published Monday.

 

He said: “We don”t need to amend the constitution if they want to elect (Army Commander) Gen. Suleiman president as article 74 is clear in this matter.”

 

Berri stressed that he will keep calling for presidential sessions until an agreement was reached.

Hizbullah-led opposition sources warned Premier Fouad Saniora”s government against taking executive decisions.

 

The sources said the “opposition will respond by taking appropriate measures.”