A member of the “Strong Lebanon” bloc, MP Alain Aoun, said in an interview with the “LBCI” channel, that “the majority in the government or in the House of Representatives has not yet been formed on the issue of the army commander, and from now until the maturity is reached, we will see who among the blocs will develop the situation.” His position is to avoid vacancies,” explaining that “the basis that everyone must have is to prevent a vacancy in the army institution.”
He pointed out that “extension is the exception and renewal is the rule in the reality of all institutions, and we are in an exceptional situation, and the background of the army commander’s refusal to extend or approve of it took a political background,” noting that “in order to protect the army, we must spare it from personal tensions. It is assumed that whoever refuses the extension He must have a logical justification for that, and for those who are keen to extend it, his argument must be logical and not be malicious.”
Aoun considered that “the issue of army leadership is being turned into a ‘challenge’ between one team and another, and not working on what is in the army’s interest,” revealing that “the American ambassador made her contacts in order to prevent a vacancy in the leadership of the army institution, and her greatest tendency was towards an extension.”
He stated, “With regard to the issue of the presidency, we have moved from ‘the refrigerator to the refrigerator’, because there is a negative balance internally, but externally, the friends are concerned with the issue of Gaza and the security situation.”
2023-11-18 09:22:32
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