Many of those who criticize our movement’s political program point out the absence of a popular mandate obtained through elections which would give it, in their point of view, a certain legitimacy. In reality, elections are nothing but a means by which the regime simulates an engagement of the people in the process of renewal […]
The government’s legislative prerogatives represent the necessary tool management of the transitional period. This transfer of power can only be achieved after a successful negotiation between the sectarian leaders and the party that has formulated a clear alternative political project. This party also needs to have the necessary knowledge, courage, and freedom of decision. The […]
Our aim as a movement is to ensure a transition from a socio-political system based on an obsolete coalition of sectarian leaders, to a new system in which Lebanese are treated as citizens with equal rights. This will only be possible with the establishment of a fully legitimate and competent state, meaning a civil state. […]
As the socio-political order collapses, so too do the decades long illusions to which people had clung to, thus causing a loss of all the social values that their lives had been built on. In such moments, refusing and opposing the regime is enough. When society moves into the unknown, its people will hold on […]
To make our position clear, it is worthwhile to look into the movement’s methodology and approach to political action. “Citizens in a State” believes that the socio-political regime we’re trying to change, is not static, as it has the potential to overcome internal contradictions and external pressures within certain limits. Indeed, until now, it has […]
The act of demanding is an implicit recognition of the legitimacy of the existing regime. We consider that they are incapable of making any decision, whether bad or good. As such, we see no use in demanding any reforms from a regime unable to implement any. The only alternative we believe in, is to impose […]
Since the end of the Lebanese civil war, the people and sectarian leaders have been living an illusion. An illusion of a flourishing economy, of the inevitability of immigration, of the diaspora money that the banking system attracts, of the stable Lebanese pound exchange rate, of the stability of constitutional institutions, coexistence, civil peace, and, […]
The regime’s influence extends beyond the political elite, sectarian leaders, or certain social classes, and is a web of relations embedded within society. Any change in a socio-authoritarian system, if not imposed from the outside by force, is always the result of a negotiation between different parties that make up the society. This negotiation can […]
The last census of residents in Lebanon was conducted in 1932, under the French mandate. The state has been unaware of the true number of residents and only estimates it from time to time. The issue of COVID vaccination showed the importance of such a census. Under the pretext of the “sectarian pact”, the sectarian […]
The distribution of losses must be governed by a political will directed towards clear socio-economic goals. Practically, universal health coverage and free education will be the first measures taken in this regard. Providing them as rights for residents will contribute to breaking the clientelistic networks (concerning schools, hospitals, access to medicine, etc.) upheld by the […]