Kesrouan-al-Fatouh List Unveiled: Tripartite Power Sharing Is Dangerous; Syria Must Resolve Pending Issues
MP Mansour al-Bonn on Wednesday unveiled the Kesrouan-al-Fatouh alliance list which combines March 14 candidates and independent contenders.
In addition to Bonn, the list includes former MP Farid Haikal al-Khazen, National Bloc leader Carlos Eddeh, former minister Faris Boueiz and Sajaan Qazzi.
Announcing the ticket’s platform, Bonn said the list considered the Doha agreement as “temporary” deal that will expire after the elections. He underlined the need for “dialogue and equilibrium between Christians and Muslims” warning of the “danger posed by a tripartite division of power” in the government.
“National consensus is based on equal (power sharing) between Christians and Muslims whereas a tripartite division of power is an invention and so is the idea of veto power,” he said. Bonn said the candidates stressed the need for “the rotation of power and for work within the framework of constitutional institutions.”
Bonn voiced support for the army and security forces saying both establishments should have exclusive control over weapons.
“The state should be the only entity that decides on war and peace,” he added.
The platform called for the full implementation of national dialogue provisions concerning the disarmament of Palestinians, the arrest of fugitives in Palestinian camps and “the absolute opposition” to the settlement of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon, he said.
On Syria, Bonn said relations between the two countries will “not be straightened unless pending issues were resolved.”
He called for the abolition of pacts which allow for “flawed” bilateral ties and urged Damascus to officially recognize the Shebaa Farms as Lebanese territory at the United Nations, to demarcate borders and resolve the file of prisoners and missing in Syria.
Under the platform, candidates commit to international resolutions in addition to a truce agreement, he said.
Bonn said the candidates “fully support” the presidency as “the top Christian post in the state.” He rejected verbal attacks against the president as an assault on the Lebanese public in general.