Report: Hizbullah Continues to Back Aoun as President Despite Competitions in Race
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A Hizbullah delegation led by senior official Wafiq Safa visited the founder of the Free Patriotic Movement MP Michel Aoun and reiterated the party's adamant stance in backing him for the top state post despite other competitors in the presidential race, An Nahar daily reported on Tuesday.
The newspaper said that Safa has restated “the party's unwavering backing for Aoun even if the Marada chief MP Suleiman Franjieh remained a candidate.”
Aoun, a March 8 nominee, has been lately nominated by his long time rival from March 14 camp Lebanese Forces chief Samir Geagea who withdrew his nomination in favor of Aoun.
The move was analyzed by observers as a reaction to the nomination of Franjieh by al-Mustaqbal movement chief Saad Hariri late last year, which was met by reservation from the LF, Kataeb and FPM.
The Hizbullah delegation assured Aoun, during the visit which the paper said came 48 hours following the Maarab rapprochement, that “any parliamentary sessions that convenes with quorum will end up electing Aoun even if Hizbullah prefers not to take part in a session where the two candidates for the post are from the March 8.”
Furthermore, An Nahar daily quoted sources of the FPM, MPs of the Change and Reform bloc and allies “will not participate in a parliament session that does not guarantee to get Aoun to the post,” and that this stance “has been coordinated with Hizbullah following the Maarab rapprochement.”
“Hizbullah's positions has not changed on nominating Aoun. It is useless to wait for a statement from Hizbullah declaring otherwise. The words of Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah were clear in that regard and he has reiterated more than once that the party's candidate is Aoun.”
Lebanon has been without a president since the term of President Michel Suleiman ended in May 2014.
The 35th parliament session has been scheduled on February 8 to elect a successor with conflicting reports speculating that it will meet the same fate as its predecessors.
D.A.
G.K.
26 January 2016, 09:43
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M. Aoun doit commencer à dire qu'il viendra au parlement le 8 fevrier pour obliger tout le monde à prendre au sérieux les elections présidentielles. il est facile pour le Hezbollah ou pour les autres de donner des promesses sachant qu'il ne doivent pas les honorer
26 January 2016, 09:44
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Il pourrait aussi dire que s'il n'a pas assez de voix pour etre élu, il est pret à voter pour geagea et non pas pour frangieh. tout le 8 mars votera pour lui.
26 January 2016, 10:15
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bla bla bla .... go elect Aoun then and spare us your iranian vomit.
26 January 2016, 10:26
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Furthermore, An Nahar daily quoted sources of the FPM, MPs of the Change and Reform bloc and allies “will not participate in a parliament session that does not guarantee to get Aoun to the post,” and that this stance “has been coordinated with Hizbullah following the Maarab rapprochement.”
Amazing, just amazing! this behavior is described as democratic and full of change and reform.
26 January 2016, 10:43
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They have been manipulating him and still doing so. But, he also received multi-millions from them.
26 January 2016, 11:18
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Ahlif! Millions? No Billions! No wait Trillions! Lmaooooo omg how retarded are u man!!
"M14, a special kind of stupid"
26 January 2016, 10:46
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Have you noticed that "they" have disappeared since a few days??? They don't know what to say....while waiting for fresh directives.
26 January 2016, 10:58
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O nooooo :( but according to every M14 mentally challenged commentator the Hizb would never back Aoun "it was just a lie" we kept hearing over and over again how sad the where all wrong AGAIN! Lol #Losers
"M14, a special kind of stupid"
26 January 2016, 11:15
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Child didn't you momma tell ya if you keep doing this you'd go blind, it is not a toy!!
26 January 2016, 12:13
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you should change this stupid name... "theresistance" ... what are you resisting against?
The arrest of your 5 fellows from the STL?
Alcohol in "your" neighborhoods?
Your Airport manager being fired because he allows your drug smuggling?
The law?
Oh... nooo... you resist against Israel (you fired 2 bombs during the last decade, bravo!), against those who want to overthrow Bashar, against the US, against Saudi Arabia, against Europe, against anyone who is not part of your sect basically , like in Yemen, in Bahrain, in Iraq, etc... yeah... "theresistance"... what a farce!
26 January 2016, 12:29
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Resistance? Which resistance? The one that distroyed the "living together" and is resisting against the election of a president, or the resistance against intellectual progress????
26 January 2016, 12:59
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They're theresistance against civilization advancement progress evolution science neckties, they're evil, shaving bathing hygiene deodorant soap mortadella..
26 January 2016, 11:50
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Loool it's been a lie the whole time. If Hezbollah wanted Aoun they'd go to vote now that the LF endorsed him. But Geagea was smart and made this move to reveal Hezbollah's real position: that it wants nobody. The music is getting louder and the elephant is becoming bigger than the room it's standing in.
It's a shame that all these posters are just realizing that Hezbollah used Aoun and left him out to dry. Meanwhile Hariri abandoned Geagea so it's only natural that the FPM and LF become closer.
26 January 2016, 12:07
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I agree nick.
The King maker is now Geagea. He has taken the noble position, embarrassed Ebola (who are not the King maker anymore, and continue to block the elections without making any sense), and takes the role of the unifier of the Christians...
26 January 2016, 12:46
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Resistance? Which resistance? The one that distroyed the "living together"? The one that divided the country? The one which is resisting against the election of a president? Or the resistance against intellectual progress????
26 January 2016, 12:53
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General Aoun and General Edi Amin are the only 2 generals with battle hardened experience worthy of becoming a president.... the best pfffft.
26 January 2016, 16:06
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If you know Hakim, please tell him that Caporal can never free himself.
26 January 2016, 16:06
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Both Caporal and Frangieh are agents. Caporal can never be free ....he is tied for good.
26 January 2016, 17:22
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Hizbullah are so committed to backing aoun they refuse to vote for him.
26 January 2016, 18:53
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"The Hizbullah delegation assured Aoun, during the visit which the paper said came 48 hours following the Maarab rapprochement, that 'any parliamentary sessions that convenes with quorum will end up electing Aoun even if Hizbullah prefers not to take part in a session where the two candidates for the post are from the March 8.'"
"Furthermore, An Nahar daily quoted sources of the FPM, MPs of the Change and Reform bloc and allies 'will not participate in a parliament session that does not guarantee to get Aoun to the post,' and that this stance 'has been coordinated with Hizbullah following the Maarab rapprochement.'"
Translation: Yes, Hezbollah is with Aoun, but will not participate in his election and may well boycott the session.
26 January 2016, 18:53
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Hezbollah is torpedoing the Aoun candidacy, as we all knew that they would. They do not want Aoun or anyone in Baabda. They want a vacuum and will lie and manipulate in any situation to guarantee that result.
Rouhani is in Rome meeting with the Pope.
Geneva will reconvene on Friday to decide the fate of Syria which outcome will not be known until July, if then. Until Iran knows the way forward, and the fate of Assad is decided, do not expect any shuffle of the cards in Lebanon to produce anything on the Presidency.
The Lebanese political class have turned that decision over to regional players who are not yet ready to make a decision.
