Lebanon Grand Mufti says there will be no change in government system

Lebanon’s Grand Mufti said, Tuesday, that there will be no change in the country’s system of government, Anadolu Agency reports. In a televised statement marking the birthday of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad, Abdul Latif Derian said the Islamic-Christian partnership and coexistence will remain intact under the 1989 Taif Agreement. “There is no place for proposals that tear the nation apart and divide the Lebanese in their homeland, Lebanon, a country of unity and diversity,” Derian said. In October 1989, Lebanese officials signed the Taif Agreement in Saudi Arabia, ending 15 years of civil war. Under the Agreement, the post of parliament speaker is reserved for Shia Muslims, while the premiership is earmarked for Sunni Muslims and the presidency is allotted to […]

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