The United States and France, which have taken the West’s lead on Lebanon, have both confirmed the “democratic and constitutional nature” of the Siniora government. This is true, but only up to a point, for Lebanon’s confessional-based political system assigns the Shi’a, who make up close to 40% of the population, only 21% of parliamentary seats.
考虑一下这一点。在黎巴嫩事务方面引领西方的美国和法国都确认了Siniora政府的“民主和宪法本质”。确实如此，但这种确认只是在一定程度之上。因为黎巴嫩基于告解的政治体系只给了占总人口40%的什叶派21%的议会席位。而仅占总人口20%的逊尼派穆斯林却被给予了拥有最高的国家行政权力的首相职位。