Head
of the Change and Reform Bloc MP Michel Aoun stressed that the former
PM Fouad Siniora disregarded or "forgot" what he did when he was in the
government; "he sounded like he had just descended from heaven and is
discovering our problems, I was astonished by his statements yesterday,"
he said.
Following the bloc's weekly meeting, Aoun reminded
the Lebanese that the 1992 parliament was elected with a voter turnout
of 13%, which makes it illegitimate, and everything based on the
legislation of this parliament is illegitimate, but the parliament
continued its mandate amid international support.
"That's why I remind Siniora that his rule was illegitimate," He added.
Aoun said that in the elections, Siniora and his team dissolved
the constitutional council to prevent it from looking into appeals
against 12 MPs.
On the other hand, MP Aoun noted that there
is a majority which forced the Christians not to reach Parliament,
stressing that the Taif accord has become a status quo, "at least
respect its content," he stressed.
"Some said they want to
appeal against elections if based on the Orthodox law; I don’t know how
Christians were represented in past laws," Aoun added.
In this context, Aoun stressed that they will not accept
anything less than their rights concerning the electoral law, which should be
the Orthodox Gathering law, noting that no one has the moral or legal entitlements to
steal the rights of a certain group.
Aoun said that he cannot allow anyone to steal away the power to elect 64 MPs, pointing that this nonstop bargaining concerning the
electoral law is unacceptable.
"In Tripoli, there are 1,451 Maronites who are
represented by a lawmaker, while 12,642 Maronites in Rmeish do not have any
representative," he explained.
He concluded by stating that the second session of the
parliamentary subcommittee tasked with discussing the electoral law commenced as of 5pm, awaiting the position of the Amal Movement and Hezbollah in this regard.