Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-02-15-Speech-3-463-000"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2012-02-15"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Situation in Syria (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"hu"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20120215.22.3-463-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2012-02-15-Speech-3-464-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:György Schöpflin2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; AFCO (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 member; AFET (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; EPP (2009-07-14--2014-02-06)3 member; Delegation for relations with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Fidesz-Magyar Polgári Szövetség-Keresztény Demokrata Néppárt (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 substitute; SEDE (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I think we can all agree that what is happening in Syria – the use of force against people calling for political change – is unacceptable and deplorable. We have heard a great deal this afternoon on this topic. The question in my mind is: why are Syria’s rulers so obstinate in resisting change of any kind? The Assad regime has not offered a single meaningful concession to the social forces demanding change. I think this requires an explanation that few of the assessments have so far offered. It is a mistake to see Syria as a unified society, far from it: it is wholly divided, with basically five major groups living side by side. The group that has monopolised power is the Alawites, to which Assad’s own extended family belongs. The Alawites have co-opted the Druze, the Christians and the Shia. Taken together, they make up about 30% of the population. The majority of those at the heart of the anti-Assad movement are Sunni Muslims, who have been very largely excluded from power and its benefits by the Assad system. The fear of the ruling establishment is that a simple majority system would put power in the hands of the Sunni majority, with no guarantees that other groups would be included in a future regime run by the Sunnis. Any settlement, if it is to work, must take these factors into account. Otherwise, sadly, the fighting and killing will go on, because neither side will see any benefit from a settlement. International guarantees for the security and well-being of Syria’s minorities are essential if a settlement is to last."@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"György Schöpflin (PPE )."1
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