Report: Hizbullah Encourages Franjieh to Keep Candidacy
Hizbullah has asked Marada chief MP Suleiman Franjieh, to uphold his candidacy for the presidential elections because the party is not willing at the time being to look for a third nominee other than Franjieh and Change and Reform bloc chief MP Michel Aoun, the Kuwaiti al-Seyassah daily reported on Tuesday.
According to the daily, Franjieh has planned to meet with Aoun in a final attempt to persuade him to withdraw his candidacy, as advised by Hizbullah.
However the latest developments in Syria and the stuttering truce between the regime and the opposition have delayed the meeting.
Because Hizbullah believes that the fall of Aleppo in the hands of the Syrian army resolves the battle in favor of the regime and the party at the same time, it makes it able to impose its own conditions and enhances its position on the local scene.
Hizbullah's message to Franjieh stems from its perception that electing a president from the March 8 alliance is better off for Hizbullah than electing any other candidate.
Therefore, Franjieh awaits a signal from Hizbullah and pins high hopes that the stakes are in his favor after making sure that the party considers his an ally, concluded the daily.
Source: Naharnet
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