As he stressed that the Orthodox law is the most suitable electoral law, Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun tolf President Michel Sleiman not to exert efforts in appealing this law since it doesn’t need consensus.

As he stressed that the Orthodox law is the most suitable electoral law, Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun tolf President Michel Sleiman not to exert efforts in appealing this law since it doesn’t need consensus.

In an interview with Lebanese daily, al-Akhbar, Aoun said: “The Orthodox Gathering is the only solution to the electoral problem in Lebanon.”

“A law that guarantees the election of 64 Christian MPs through Christian votes is the only legal and constitutional proposal,” he stated.

He addressed President Sleiman as saying: He “should not exert efforts in appealing the Orthodox law since the electoral law is an electoral mechanism and is not linked to constitutional rules.”
“We will reject any other electoral draft law proposal,” he added.

“With all due respect to the president and all other powers, but the Orthodox Gathering law is the best proposal and accepting it is obligatory and not an act of appeasement,” Aoun stressed.

The Orthodox proposal calls for each sect to elect its own representative at parliament.
“Who says that the Orthodox Gathering will guarantee the March 8 camp's victory in the elections?” asked Aoun.

“Let them ask Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea who has repeatedly said that my popularity among the people has waned,” he said.
On the draft law proposals made by the LF and Phalange Party despite their approval of the Orthodox Gathering suggestion, the MP remarked: “I do not understand why they are making draft law proposals.”

“Do they want to retract their support for the Orthodox Gathering draft law at the last minute?” wondered the FPM leader.
“The Orthodox Gathering law does not cater to my interests or to that of a certain party, but it concerns the rights of Christians, the Phalange Party, LF, and independent figures,” he explained.