Mustaqbal Urges 'National Settlement' over New President
Al-Mustaqbal parliamentary bloc called Tuesday for a “national settlement” aimed at electing a new president, warning over “the continued obstruction of electoral sessions by Hizbullah and the Change and Reform bloc.”
“The presidential void and the continued boycott and obstruction of electoral sessions by Hizbullah and the Change and Reform bloc will only aggravate this dangerous, abnormal situation that the country is going through,” the bloc cautioned in a statement issued after its weekly meeting.
“Any salvation initiative in this regard requires national efforts by all parties in order to reach a national settlement that would eventually lead to consensus over the country's next president,” the bloc added.
It said such a settlement would “open the door to a new experience among the Lebanese parties” and would “reach solutions to some of the current difficulties.”
Lebanon has been without a president since May 25 amid a boycott of electoral sessions by the MPs of Hizbullah and the Change and Reform bloc.
Last week, Change and Reform chief MP Michel Aoun launched at initiative aimed at limiting the presidential battle to him and his main rival Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea.
Turning to the issue of the troops and policemen held hostage by jihadist groups, Mustaqbal called on the government to “continue its efforts with all due seriousness and determination.”
It urged all parties to back the government's endeavor in order to “contribute to the quick return of the aggrieved captives to their families and institutions.”
Y.R.
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