Saheli: Guarantying third is constitutional, no one can split the opposition

15-3-2009

The Loyalty to the Resistance bloc MP Nawwar Saheli told the Free Lebanon radio station Sunday that Hizbullah would prefers if Free Patriotic Movement leader MP General Michel Aoun or their allies would participate in any cabinet following the upcoming parliamentary elections, rather than directly participating themselves.

Saheli said that the obstructing third was a constitutional issue and it did not harm the constitutional formula. "Some call the obstructing third an obstruction, but we call it partnership and non-monopolization," he said.

He told Future bloc leader MP Saad Hariri that "with all respect," no one can split the unity of the opposition. He also criticized Hariri's statement, which said he would not accept Aoun in a national unity cabinet, saying the Memorandum of Understanding with Aoun was strategic and protected Lebanon.

Saheli said that talking about Lebanon's neutrality was "useless" and "unrealistic," noting that Lebanon could not be separated from Palestine.