Opposition Threatens to Resort to Civil Disobedience

 
The Hizbullah-led opposition was reportedly getting ready for civil disobedience if mediation efforts aimed at reaching a settlement to the political crisis fail, local media reported Friday.

 

The pro-Syrian newspaper Ad Diyar, according to information obtained by the daily, said the opposition”s anti-government movements are likely to take place between January 12 and 15.

 

Ad Diyar said the opposition will resort within 10 days to “peaceful measures” aimed at forming a national unity government.

 

It said among these measures is a call for civil disobedience and peaceful sit-ins.

 

The pro-opposition Al Akhbar, meanwhile, said opposition leaders would meet in the coming few days to “take a decision amid a general mood that everybody is preparing for a confrontation.”

 

Al Akhbar said the opposition will resort to “popular activities” to prevent the pro-government camp from achieving its goals in the event that mediation efforts fail.

It said the anti-government camp has informed the Lebanese army command that the opposition”s stance “was not targeted against” army chief Gen. Michel Suleiman.

 

Both camps have agreed on Suleiman as a consensus candidate for the presidency but the opposition wants to reach an agreement on the future cabinet before electing a new head of state.