Veto Power Will Not Help Government”s Performance
Lebanese Forces leader said Thursday the use of veto power in a new government will harm its performance.
"Veto power does not assist the formation of an effective government that looks after the people”s needs. It is high time for the government to start paying attention to day-to-day affairs," Geagea said after talks with a British parliamentary delegation.
He called on political opponents to "behave in a democratic manner as we did."
He said ahead of the June 7 polls outcome "we asked that team to form a government if it wins because the Lebanese must know who is in charge of the country."
"If the existing state of affairs continues, i.e. overlapping governments, a cabinet that is a miniature replica of parliament and an assembly which is an image of the street, then we will get nowhere," Geagea said.
He stressed the need for "a clearly defined government" adding he "did not know what proportional representation meant in practice."
Geagea renewed his confidence in the president and the premier-designate and called for a "non-obstructive" government.