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Lebanese Cabinet wins overwhelming vote of confidence |
2005-04-28 |
![]() But before opening the Parliamentary session and before Mikati's government won the vote of confidence, Berri denied he had proposed the elections be delayed. "I confirm to the Lebanese that the elections will begin on May 29," he said. Despite U.S. President George W. Bush's veto over Berri's alleged bid, Parliament passed what has been dubbed "a reiterated, pressing law," drafted on the spot during a legislative session, extending the current Parliament's mandate for three weeks from May 31 to June 20. The government won 110 to one with two abstentions. No other Cabinet in Lebanon's history has been given such a high vote of confidence without actually offering any specific agendas or proposals in its policy statement. |
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