Taef Accord Amendment is Possible
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said amendment of the Taef Accord is possible if national consensus in reached on the issue.
"Taef is not a holy book," Berri said in remarks published by the daily Asharq al-Awsat on Sunday.
"But any amendment to it (Taef accord) can only be achieved through Lebanese consensus," Berri stressed, adding that Taef agreement was "necessary to stop the civil war."
Berri acknowledged, however, that there is a lot of speculation floating around the accord.
The speaker said he agrees to amend the Constitution, giving the President of the Republic powers to dissolve Parliament.
Berri, however, clarified that this can only be done if the President is directly elected by the people.