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Lebanese are divided in their opinion of Hrawi.
Some appreciate his decisiveness in acting against the feuding militias, ending the civil war that had been tearing the country apart for fifteen years and reuniting the major political parties of Lebanon.
His supporters viewed him as a pragmatic political figure, and respected him for his long-held conviction that national loyalty should take precedence over sectarian interests, and for promoting peaceful coexistence among Lebanon's religious factions.
Conversely, Hrawi's attempt to pass a law legitimizing civil marriage failed due to the fierce opposition from religious authorities.
Some have accused him of inconsistency for disarming all Christian and most Muslim militias-but not Hezbollah, a Shi ' a political party.
His critics also point out that he was very supportive of Syrian interests and charge that the cooperation treaty that he signed turned Lebanon into a Syrian colony.
He has also been criticized by some for having the Constitution amended to extend his term of office by three years on 13 October 1993.
It is argued that it occurred after Hrawi went to Damascus and agreed on a plan by which he would be succeeded later by Emile Lahoud.
Former President Amine Gemayel said at the time that such actions ( which he charged were taken " almost casually ") undermined the delicate constitutional principles of the nation.
His presidency ended on 23 November 1998.

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