Lebanon MPs elect new president
Lebanon's parliament has elected army commander General Michel Suleiman as president, ending deadlock which has left the post vacant since November.
Gen Suleiman is seen as neutral by Lebanon's rival factions. Gen Suleiman had won 118 votes out of 127.
He said the day marked "the beginning of a nation that is starting to wake up from self-destruction".
The first hurdle facing the new president is to form a national unity government.
Under the agreement, the opposition will have the power of veto in a new cabinet of national unity.
Correspondents say other sensitive issues facing the new government will include the status of Hezbollah's weapons, and whether to co-operate with the court being set up by the UN to try suspects in the killing in 2005 of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
(I read it was MOSSAD)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7418953.stm
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At least now there is no reason anymore for the US to hang around with their weapons shipments! Ami, go home!:smile:
Of interest will be the Hariri-trial. I wonder, if they will ever find the real murderers.
Well, the earth keeps turning nevertheless!
Lebanon's parliament has elected army commander General Michel Suleiman as president, ending deadlock which has left the post vacant since November.
Gen Suleiman is seen as neutral by Lebanon's rival factions. Gen Suleiman had won 118 votes out of 127.
He said the day marked "the beginning of a nation that is starting to wake up from self-destruction".
The first hurdle facing the new president is to form a national unity government.
Under the agreement, the opposition will have the power of veto in a new cabinet of national unity.
Correspondents say other sensitive issues facing the new government will include the status of Hezbollah's weapons, and whether to co-operate with the court being set up by the UN to try suspects in the killing in 2005 of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
(I read it was MOSSAD)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7418953.stm
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At least now there is no reason anymore for the US to hang around with their weapons shipments! Ami, go home!:smile:
Of interest will be the Hariri-trial. I wonder, if they will ever find the real murderers.
Well, the earth keeps turning nevertheless!
