Hizbullah Threatens with “New Complications”

Hizbullah on Wednesday launched a vehement attack on Premier Fouad Saniora”s majority government blaming it for a parcel of alleged violations, including “premeditated” usurping of presidential powers and pledged “new complications” to the already tense situation.

 

The stand was made in a statement issued by Hizbullah”s parliamentary bloc following a meeting presided over by its chairman MP Mohammed Raad.

 

A constitutional amendment bill by the government was tantamount to “usurping presidential powers,” the statement said.

 

“That provides clear evidence to the crime of premeditated usurping of authority and a coup against the constitution, despite (the fact) that what has been adopted by the government two days ago carries no constitutional or practical values,” the statement added.

 

The constitutional amendment bill, aimed at facilitating the election of Army Commander Gen. Michel Suleiman president, “is a provocative measure designed to test the opposition”s response,” the Hizbullah parliamentary bloc charged.

 

It threatened: “such a performance opens the door to new complications for which the authority would be held fully responsible.”

 

The Hizbullah bloc said the majority”s rejection to the formation of a “national unity government” in which the opposition enjoys veto powers “exposed” that nominating Gen. Suleiman for the presidency was a mere “maneuver aimed at covering up … their rejection of true national partnership.”