Report: Jamaa Islamiya Distrusts Aoun's Nomination
Al-Jamaa al-Islamiya in the North and Tripoli has two reservations about the nomination of founder of the Free Patriotic Movement MP Michel Aoun for the post of presidency, As Safir daily reported on Monday.
The daily quoted al-Jamaa official on condition of anonymity who said that it has reservations in “shape and substance” as for the suggestion of al-Mustaqbal Movement chief ex-PM Saad Hariri to nominate Aoun.
Although al-Jamaa appreciate and respect Hariri, but they also believe that Hariri should have held consultations with the other Sunni figures on the Lebanese arena, according to the daily.
“He should have gathered and met the Sunni leaders to put them in the atmosphere of this nomination which would strengthen, not weaken him,” the daily quoted the official as saying.
Furthermore, al-Jamaa has reservations about the statement of Aoun when he verbally attacked the Sunnis and Saudi Arabia, and about the statement of the FPM with regard to the displaced Syrians, it added.
Hariri's recent return to Lebanon has triggered a flurry of rumors and media reports about a possible presidential settlement and the possibility that the former premier has finally decided to endorse Free Patriotic Movement founder MP Michel Aoun for the presidency in a bid to break the deadlock.
Lebanon has been without a president since the term of Michel Suleiman ended in May 2014 and Hizbullah, Aoun's Change and Reform bloc and some of their allies have been boycotting the parliament's electoral sessions, stripping them of the needed quorum.
Hariri, who is close to Saudi Arabia, launched an initiative in late 2015 to nominate Marada Movement chief MP Suleiman Franjieh for the presidency but his proposal was met with reservations from the country's main Christian parties as well as Hizbullah.
Hariri's move prompted Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea to endorse the nomination of Aoun, his long-time Christian rival, after months of political rapprochement talks between their two parties.
The supporters of Aoun's presidential bid argue that he is more eligible than Franjieh to become president due to the size of his parliamentary bloc and his bigger influence in the Christian community.
Source: Naharnet
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