Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri on Sunday blasted what he called the “absurd policies” that are attempting to “return Lebanon to the era of sectarian polarization,” in tweets marking the anniversary of the March 14 uprising.
“The martyrdom of PM Rafik Hariri and his companions created March 14, an extraordinary uprising in Lebanon’s history that was baptized with the blood and sacrifices of opinion leaders and politicians,” Hariri said.
“It opened the doors of exiles and prisons; lifted the sword of tutelage off the state; broke the barriers of sectarian and regional allegiances; and restored national unity and the principles of coexistence and loyalty to Lebanon,” Hariri added.
“March 14 was a project of a homeland, liberation and reconciliation which planted in the conscience of the Lebanese a popular, political and cultural scene that cannot be eradicated by the repercussions of regional changes nor the absurd policies that are seeking to return Lebanon to the era of sectarian polarization,” he tweeted.