LF Bloc: Mentioning Resistance in Ministerial Policy Statement Contradicts with Constitution, Taef Accord
Lebanese Forces parliamentary bloc on Saturday stressed that "the mentioning of the resistance in the sixth article of the ministerial Policy Statement contradicts with the statement itself in the first place, and with the Constitution and Taef Accord, as well as with Resolution 1701 and other international resolutions."
After its meeting in Maarab under LF leader Samir Geagea, the bloc asked the government to "amend that article or terminate it in preservation of its credibility, solemnity, and constitutionality."
"It contradicts the charter of coexistence in addition to being unconstitutional and illegal, therefore it is invalid," added the bloc”s statement.
LF bloc said that the Taef Accord did not include any hint about the resistance, but rather "it urged respecting international resolutions, extending authority of the State on all territories, and disarming Lebanese and non-Lebanese militias without exceptions."
"The mentioning of the word “Resistance” in the sixth article is a bypassing of the national dialogue table and predetermination of its resolutions," added the LF bloc statement.
The bloc also condemned "the attacks on constitutional institutions in general, and the Constitutional Council in particular." It added that "the party that demanded all over the past four years for the existence of a Constitutional Council to look in parliamentary election challenges — and upon the council”s fulfilling of its duties and issuing verdicts regarding the filed challenges unanimously — that very party started bombarding the council with all kinds of accusations."