BEIRUT: President Michel Sleiman urged Lebanese politicians to refrain from engaging in the usual political bickering and instead propose ideas for reform in the country.
“I ask politicians to announce their steps for reform, not just attack others,” Sleiman said on his Twitter feed. “Policy is about presenting constructive ideas, not just accusations and mistrust.”
In recent weeks, politicians from the rival camps have escalated their verbal attacks, with head of the Free Patriotic Movement MP Michel Aoun questioning whether certain of the March 14 coalition politicians deserved to be called martyrs.
The MP’s comments sparked fury among the ranks of the Future Movement-led coalition and others, including Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblatt, who said the death of the martyrs had paved the way for Aoun’s return from exile in Paris in 2005.