Berri: March 14 Boycott to the Trust Session Shortens It
Local Editor
Commenting on the possibility that March 14 deputies would boycott the governmental trust session, House Speaker Nabih Berri said that "every disease has a medication and if 60 deputies spoke from the opposition 68 deputies from the new majority will speak, and if opposition lawmakers boycotted the session, this will make us shorten words and end the session quickly, so that the government is devoted to work and the council will devote itself to the to fulfill its oversight and legislative role."
Hoping to haste in the ministerial statement, Berri stressed in his statement to "as- safir" newspaper "the need to address the government's files and vital issues that lie ahead."
"These include oil, electricity, water, administrative appointments, as well as diplomacy squads," Berri added asserting that "there will not be malicious in our action and the standards of transparency and law will be the reference."
"There is no intention by the new majority for revenge, and here is Major General Ashraf Rifi attending the security meetings convened by the President Mikati, but all that does not mean to turn a blind eye for files related to the looting of public money." He clarified.
The House speaker pointed that "March 14 forces refused to participate in the government after being offered to be represented by 10 ministers, and if they accepted they would have disturbed us."
"The government has major responsibilities, and it will be subjected to difficult examinations during the next two years to prove its efficiency and eligibility," Berri added confirming that "this test would be fateful for the future of the majority of depends on the results. If it fails, this means they will be defeated in the upcoming parliamentary elections, while the opposition's position will be better, because their presence out of power makes them out of responsibility and allows them to find an opportunity to invest mistakes of the ruling group."
Commenting on the possibility that March 14 deputies would boycott the governmental trust session, House Speaker Nabih Berri said that "every disease has a medication and if 60 deputies spoke from the opposition 68 deputies from the new majority will speak, and if opposition lawmakers boycotted the session, this will make us shorten words and end the session quickly, so that the government is devoted to work and the council will devote itself to the to fulfill its oversight and legislative role."
Hoping to haste in the ministerial statement, Berri stressed in his statement to "as- safir" newspaper "the need to address the government's files and vital issues that lie ahead."
"These include oil, electricity, water, administrative appointments, as well as diplomacy squads," Berri added asserting that "there will not be malicious in our action and the standards of transparency and law will be the reference."
"There is no intention by the new majority for revenge, and here is Major General Ashraf Rifi attending the security meetings convened by the President Mikati, but all that does not mean to turn a blind eye for files related to the looting of public money." He clarified.
The House speaker pointed that "March 14 forces refused to participate in the government after being offered to be represented by 10 ministers, and if they accepted they would have disturbed us."
"The government has major responsibilities, and it will be subjected to difficult examinations during the next two years to prove its efficiency and eligibility," Berri added confirming that "this test would be fateful for the future of the majority of depends on the results. If it fails, this means they will be defeated in the upcoming parliamentary elections, while the opposition's position will be better, because their presence out of power makes them out of responsibility and allows them to find an opportunity to invest mistakes of the ruling group."
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