Report: Mustaqbal, LF Say Hizbullah Seeking to Impose its Presidential Candidate or Vacuum
The Mustaqbal Movement and Lebanese Forces held a meeting on Friday to discuss the latest developments linked to the presidential elections, agreeing that Hizbullah is adopting policies “that do not favor Lebanon's interests,” reported the daily An Nahar on Sunday.
It said that the meeting between Mustaqbal and LF officials, in the presence of an unnamed major political figure, concluded that Hizbullah is attempting to impose its candidate or vacuum in the presidency through the ongoing obstruction of quorum at parliament.
They said that the March 14 camp would be forced to ally itself with the candidate.
“Hizbullah is pushing Lebanon towards adopting policies that are greater than it,” said the gatherers without elaborating.
They agreed to counter the party's measures by committing to LF chief Samir Geagea's nomination and urging lawmakers and political blocs to take part in presidential elections session at parliament.
“Taking part in the elections is part of civil resistance,” stressed the Mustaqbal Movement and LF.
The ongoing disagreement between the March 8 and 14 camps is raising fears that they will fail to elect a president before May 25, resulting in vacuum in the country's top post.
One presidential elections session was held on April 23, but neither Geagea nor Democratic Gathering MP Henri Helou garnered the necessary 86 votes to emerge victorious.
Two other sessions were supposed to be held, but they failed over lack of quorum after a March 8 camp boycott over the ongoing disagreement over a candidate.
The fourth session is scheduled for May 15.
M.T.
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