Hizbullah Bloc Says Agreements Necessary 'Before and After Presidential Vote'
Hizbullah's Loyalty to Resistance bloc stressed Thursday that “mutual agreements” among the country's political forces are “necessary before and after the presidential vote.”
“Recently we have witnessed welcome positive indications that could lead to an end to the presidential crisis,” said the bloc in a statement issued after its weekly meeting.
“Mutual agreements and openness among the country's political components are now necessary more than ever in order to facilitate the tasks – before and after the presidential vote,” it added.
Lebanon has been without a president since the term of Michel Suleiman ended in May 2014 and Hizbullah, MP Michel 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.
Al-Mustaqbal Movement leader ex-PM Saad Hariri launched an initiative in late 2015 to nominate Hizbullah's ally MP Suleiman Franjieh for the presidency but his proposal was met with reservations from the country's main Christian parties as well as Hizbullah.
The reservations have prompted Hariri to shift his support for Aoun in recent days and an official declaration is expected around 5:30 pm.
The supporters of Aoun's presidential bid have argued 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.
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