Bassil to the “President of the Republic” supported by a large parliamentary bloc

Yesterday, the head of the Free Patriotic Movement, MP Gebran Bassil, presented his opinion on the specifications that he believes should be met by the next president of the Lebanese Republic. After a meeting with Maronite Patriarch Bechara Al-Rahi, he stressed that “the power of the president’s position is linked to the powers that he has, even if they are few, and it is important that he use them. “The decision on this matter should be with the actual representatives.”

The head of the National Movement, Patriarch Al-Rahi, called for “to take an initiative in this regard, and we are responding to it.” He repeated his suggestion that the president of the republic should be elected by the people (which requires amending the constitution). On the issue of the government, Bassil said that the country needs a government “because it is a minimum guarantee that a vacuum does not occur,” but he accused President Najib Mikati of “not wanting to form a government, under arguments, including that time does not allow and the circumstance does not allow for achievement and to bear responsibility in this.” tight time.”

On the other hand, the repercussions of the incident of a depositor detaining a number of people in a Beirut bank continued yesterday. In this context, the head of the General Labor Union, Bechara Al-Asmar, drew attention to the fact that “the time has come to rise up against the banks within a clear-cut plan pursued by civil society forces.”
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