Veto Power Experiment Has Failed
MP Saad Hariri on Thursday described the use of veto power in Cabinet as a "failure" that only served to hinder the work of the government.
Hariri was addressing visiting delegations from the north and central Bekaa at his Qoreitem residence.
"The veto power experiment has been an utter failure and only crippled the government”s performance in many cases, as you already know," he said.
He urged his supporters to "turn out in force" for the June 7 polls telling them that each vote "was valuable and will influence the shape of Lebanon”s political future."
The leader of al-Mustaqbal Movement cautioned his audience that "some strangers to your areas are trying to infiltrate your ranks and are using all possible ways to win the elections."
"They want to deal a blow to al-Mustaqbal because it represents an essential pillar in (efforts) to defend Lebanon”s sovereignty, independence and Arabism after having failed for four years to create alternative leaderships to strike this pro-independence gathering," he said.
Hariri concluded by reminding his supporters that al-Mustaqbal has "always supported the army and the state.