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| Gemayel Names Hariri to Head New Government |
| 2011-01-18 |
| [An Nahar] Phalange Party The Kataeb (Phalange) party was founded by Pierre Gemayel in 1936, who modeled the party after Spanish and Italian Fascist parties he had observed as an Olympic athlete during the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, then Nazi Germany. The movement's uniforms originally included brown shirts and members used the Nazi salute. Despite the party's uniform, its strong sense of nationalism and dedication to a single charismatic leader, the Lebanese Kataeb was not and never became a fascist party nor did it espouse a totalitarian ideology. leader Amin Gemayel on Monday announced he was renaming Saad Hariri to head the next government. His remarks came following an extraordinary Phalange Party politburo meeting. Gemayel reiterated "no compromise" at the expense of Leb or the international tribunal. He expressed regret over the postponement of parliamentary consultations on creating a new government. |
| Posted by:Fred |