Presence of Arms Strips Lebanon of its Sovereignty, Democracy
Phalange party leader Amin Gemayel said during the launch of his party”s electoral platform that a sovereign state cannot be achieved as long as there are armed organizations in the country.
"How can we talk of sovereignty amid the presence of armed Palestinian and non-Palestinian organizations?" Gemayel wondered during the rally at Ghazir basketball stadium.
"How can we talk of democracy as long as there are areas outside the control of the state," the Phalange party leader asked.
"Stability and peace of mind are our obsessions to save Lebanon," he told cheering crowds. "They can”t be achieved unless there is a responsible state."
He said the Lebanese are paying the price of the pointless political bickering.
Gemayel also called for a state that works for social justice. "There can”t be stability or peace of mind without social democracy."
He said his party also wants a state that holds people accountable and is not based on division of shares.
The former president vowed Phalange candidates will win the June 7 elections and will work on guaranteeing stability, peace of mind and a free and sovereign state.
"This is not a political battle. It is a national battle par excellence," he stressed.
Phalange Deputy President Salim Sayegh and politburo member Albert Gostanian read the party”s political platform following Gemayel”s speech.