Abolishing Political Sectarianism Must Preserve Equal Muslim-Christian Powersharing, Coexistence
President Michel Suleiman on Tuesday stressed that "abolishing political sectarianism must preserve diversity and equal (Muslim-Christian) powersharing which leads to the preservation of the coexistence charter that distinguishes Lebanon and gives legitimacy to all institutions."
During receiving the new council of the Bar Association, Suleiman added: "The space of internal consensus is necessary and essential for tackling several issues that demand such a consensus and do not contradict with the last article of the Lebanese Constitution introduction."
Suleiman said that many things have developed with time and that requires approaching thorny issues such as the Judiciary”s independence, administrational decentralization, all the way to the newly raised topic of abolishing political sectarianism.
The president expressed his relief over the stances that urged consensus in dealing with the issue of abolishing political sectarianism.