Former President Amin Gemayel on Thursday slammed the opposition for putting crippling conditions to prevent the election of Army Commander Gen. Michel Suleiman as president.
"The opposition comes up with more crippling conditions on a daily basis" to waste time, Gemayel said during a press conference at his home in Sin el Fil.
"Whenever we were cooperative, we would see new conditions being put forward (by the opposition)," he added.
Gemayel also stressed the majority March 14 forces' full commitment to the election of Suleiman president.
"I don't know if the opposition is still holding onto his (the army chief's) election. All the conditions that it (the opposition) is putting forward may be aimed at obstructing Gen. Suleiman's election," he said.
Gemayel considered the Hizbullah-led opposition's demand to have veto power in the future government a coup against the government.
"The opposition's aim is to have veto power because it wants to impair the Lebanese system," the Phalange party leader said.
About Free Patriotic Movement leader Gen. Michel Aoun's demand to apply the 1960 law on general elections scheduled for 2009, Gemayel said: "Aoun insisted on returning to the 1960 law. We told him that this law could not be implemented these days because of demographic and administrative changes."
"We are with a fair electoral law that best fits the country," Gemayel added.
"The opposition comes up with more crippling conditions on a daily basis" to waste time, Gemayel said during a press conference at his home in Sin el Fil.
"Whenever we were cooperative, we would see new conditions being put forward (by the opposition)," he added.
Gemayel also stressed the majority March 14 forces' full commitment to the election of Suleiman president.
"I don't know if the opposition is still holding onto his (the army chief's) election. All the conditions that it (the opposition) is putting forward may be aimed at obstructing Gen. Suleiman's election," he said.
Gemayel considered the Hizbullah-led opposition's demand to have veto power in the future government a coup against the government.
"The opposition's aim is to have veto power because it wants to impair the Lebanese system," the Phalange party leader said.
About Free Patriotic Movement leader Gen. Michel Aoun's demand to apply the 1960 law on general elections scheduled for 2009, Gemayel said: "Aoun insisted on returning to the 1960 law. We told him that this law could not be implemented these days because of demographic and administrative changes."
"We are with a fair electoral law that best fits the country," Gemayel added.
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