Report: Faisal Rebuffs Aoun's Presidential Candidacy
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Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal allegedly reiterated to al-Mustaqbal Movement chief and former Prime Minister Saad Hariri his complete rejection to allow Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun to reach the Baabda Palace.
Sources told As Safir newspaper published on Tuesday that Faisal's comments came during a meeting with Hariri in presence of Saudi King Salman bin Abdul Aziz shortly after the Lebanese official's visit to Lebanon in February.
The sources told the daily that Hariri warned during the talks from the repercussions of the presidential vacuum and its impact on the country's stability.
The Saudi leadership reportedly agreed to the Mustaqbal chief's fears, expressing concern that Lebanon would become an easy target amid any future developments in the region.
The sources said Hariri pointed out during the meeting that Aoun is a Christian leader who has his weight among the Lebanese, considering him a solution for the presidential deadlock.
However, Faisal held onto his stance, refusing to “grant Aoun any chances” over his political stances and agreement with Hizbullah.
Lawmakers from the March 14 and 8 alliances failed for the past 11 months to elect a successor to President Michel Suleiman's term over sharp differences on a compromise presidential candidate.
Hizbullah and Aoun's Change and Reform bloc have been boycotting electoral sessions.
Faisal first rejected the nomination of Aoun 10 months ago after Suleiman's tenure ended, expressing fear over his “hidden intentions.”
Aoun continuously said that he will not announce his candidacy for the presidency if there was no political consensus on him.
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24 March 2015, 08:15
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Another credible report by Al Safil and mowaten of Iran. The meeting allegedly was between Hariri, Al Faisal and the Saudi King. So, it had to be one of those 3 that revealed to Al Safil and corroborated by mowaten of Iran.
24 March 2015, 14:34
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Yea, place your bets on him and his grand mufti:
http://www.arabianbusiness.com/destroy-all-churches-in-gulf-says-saudi-grand-mufti-450002.html
The Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia has said it is “necessary to destroy all the churches of the region,” following Kuwait’s moves to ban their construction.
And you want to let them tell us who should be president in Lebanon?
24 March 2015, 11:58
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It is all about the golden gaz under our shores evbody wants to own it not even sharing, i wish one day we earn truly our freedom, no body admires 'freedom' if had never experienced it.
General Aoun is our last hope of freedom !
24 March 2015, 13:07
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Correct. He'll be our last hope of freedom when he croaks in a year or two.
24 March 2015, 12:17
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They have no choice. It's our turn now. Gen. Aoun will be President.
24 March 2015, 08:44
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As a Shiite you must be very pleased that the Caporal is a dog to Ebola.
As a Christian, this is unacceptable to me.
I do not think that you can understand this very simple statement.
24 March 2015, 09:23
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No one can deny that the Caporal is the dog of Ebola. Ba3ed Na2is...
24 March 2015, 11:02
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Coming from a supporter of Ebola, I can imagine why you say what you say.
Ask yourself why Ebola is so bad for Lebanon.
24 March 2015, 11:47
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anyway, it is very clear now that the saudis want to drop hariri in favour of saniora no doubt about that. Reason why they are humiliating hariri in the press. Thanks God the saudis won't have time to succeed. Moreover saniora is baseless everybody in Lebanon knows it (:
24 March 2015, 11:55
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Excuse me Prince Faisal all due respect to you but who are you to tell anybody in lebanon who their president can be thank you for your financial support but please stay out of lebanese affairs
24 March 2015, 11:59
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This article is not news, its merely confirming what everyone already knew.
I said it years ago that Aoun will never be Pres because he simply wouldn't agree to any conditions put forward from abroad..KSA wanted a guarantee that the "taef" will remain as is.
The General said I don't do deals with outsiders.
The General could become Pres with a snap of his fingers & M14 knows that
God bless men who refuse to be bought & sold by outsiders.
God bless the General of Generals.
May m14 remain slaves of the foreign dollar!
24 March 2015, 12:01
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By the way I don't think Michel Aoun would make a good president I think he is too divisive we need a president that brings all the lebanese together regardless of sect .
24 March 2015, 12:11
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You're entitled to your opinion, so how about you allow Lebanese to have an opinion & vote directly?
It would solve many things.
1. Pres elected on time every time.
2. No outside influence.
3. Your opinion as well as others will actually count.
what say you?
24 March 2015, 12:23
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That would be ideal but these days the president has to walk the fine line what would you think about an outsider ( lebanese ) of course being a president.
24 March 2015, 12:31
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If a Pres is chosen by his people, then & only then will that nation move forward.
Look at Venezuela when the people chose their leader, that country went boom...The poor enjoyed privileges never seen in that nation.
All those before him were puppet leaders.
Lebanon must allow people voting directly & then you will see Lebanon move as one.
This waiting for KSA - Iran - Syria - U.S -France etc is the biggest slap in the face for all Lebanese & the Pres will forever be nothing but a puppet.
A leader chosen by the people won;t have to walk any lines but his & his nations line.
stop making excuse M14ers....people vote or buzz off.
24 March 2015, 15:43
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@samy:
are you referring to mowaten, flamethrower, southern, the_roar or all of them? please, clarify. Oh and one more thing samy: is that all you want to describe them as? I encourage you to be more detailed and explicit.
24 March 2015, 16:31
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@flamethrower: you are my hero, always was always will be. Nice to see you online which is a rarity these days. I bet you you have been busy and all that. I will relay your regards to @popeye. I know he adores you;)
25 March 2015, 03:51
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@terr
this is one of the_roar fake accounts. He is impersonating norma.
24 March 2015, 12:46
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Really FT Aoun is the best candidate? Why ? please explain you think he is . As I understand he left lebanon during turmoil and only returned when it was peaceful and please explain how did he contribute to lebanon returning to peaceful times I can not understand your undying support for him is it only because he supports the resistance ( I having nothing against the resistance as long as it is only against Israel ) I am sure there are better qualified people available to be president .
24 March 2015, 13:32
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But after this he worked for years to obtain a US condemnation of the Syrian occupation (he is the one behind the Syria accountability act) while his supporters here in Lebanon protested, and got arrested and beaten for it. He represents the true Lebanese sovereignty, not the one that worked for Syria, helped them take control of Lebanon, helped them plunder Lebanon for decades and then turned again when Syria was out...
24 March 2015, 13:33
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@libonase: Aoun left when other Lebanese parties (including Geagea) turned on him and joined forces with Syria to oust him. Syria got the okay from France who decided to withdraw their support to Aoun. When he saw the attack coming, supported by Lebanese forces artillery he went to the French embassy to demand that they oppose the Syrian invasion. They refused and instead evacuated him. Seeing all hope was lost, pinned between the Syrian army and local enemies he asked his men to stand down, some did, but some refused and fought to the end. Maybe this was a wrong move, and maybe he didnt have any other choice, but who knows what would have happened if he hadn't left. At least the war finally ended after this.
24 March 2015, 13:33
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somehow my two comments above appeared in the wrong order, read the second one first.
24 March 2015, 16:57
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icey welcome back long time!!!!!as for flamey ..really m14 not lebanese...haha good one
24 March 2015, 17:21
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M14 are a bunch of Saudi Oil dollar lovers. Which does not make them Lebanese, just sellouts.
Yet you try and take pride from phoenician culture, while eating off oily gulf hands. Nothing honorable about M14, they are the shame of Lebanon.
24 March 2015, 12:35
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My prediction now is that there will not be any president in Lebanon until Michel Aouns death.
24 March 2015, 14:48
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Don't care who becomes president, as long he doesn't have Lebanese blood on his hands.
24 March 2015, 15:13
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I dont think GMA would be a good president. GMA is a good opposition leader.
However why is it Faisal's business anyway?
24 March 2015, 15:47
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does that include mowaten and flamethrower samy? Please, confirm.
24 March 2015, 18:15
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And Tehran rebuffs Geagea's Candidacy.
And the Lebanese people? Who are they? Dare they elect their president through their last duly elected members of Parliament as is their right in their constitution? No, of course not. Not when the political class have sold themselves to the regional powers, Iran and Saudi Arabia who are in the middle of a regional conflict. Neither can cede ground to the other and so the holders of Lebanese sovereignty, Iran and Saudi Arabia, theirs because they bought it and theirs because the Lebanese political class sold it to them, they have the last word.
24 March 2015, 19:18
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Yes, FT, Geagea got 48 votes, and would have gotten more but for Tehran and it's orders. Aoun, by the way, got none. The rebuff was not from the public but from Parliament. The public does not vote for the Lebanese President. Why not have a popular vote? The Lebanese constitution does not so provide. The President must be elected by the Constitution. So amend it? That requires a law and Parliament cannot legislate in the absence of a President. It was done before? Yes, under the viceroy ship of Rushtom Gazeli, but thase days are gone, aren't they? Why no president, Iranian ordered boycotts by FPM and HA. End of story
25 March 2015, 00:34
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the dirty desert rat makes me want to become an aounist, obviously aoun must be good if the head cutting, heroin addicted, polygamist saudis are against him.
