Report: Aoun Sends Envoy to Iran over Presidential Nomination
Head of the Change and Reform bloc MP Michel Aoun has sent an envoy to Iran “for discussions,” reported the Kuwaiti daily al-Anba on Sunday.
It revealed that his media advisor Jean Aziz has been sent to Tehran for this mission.
Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil, who is also a member of the bloc, is preparing for a tour of European countries “to promote Aoun's run for the presidency,” added al-Anba.
Lebanon has been without a president since May 2014 when the term of Michel Suleiman ended without the election of a successor.
Conflicts between the rival March 8 and March 14 camps have thwarted all attempts at electing a successor.
Lebanese Forces chief Samir Geagea endorsed in January Aoun's bid for the presidency in a landmark deal between the two long-time rivals.
The lawmaker is running for the post along with Marada Movement leader MP Suleiman Franjieh, also a member of the March 8 alliance.
The next presidential elections session is set for Monday amid a boycott of Hizbullah, Aoun's ally in the March 8 camp.
Party officials said after meeting the MP on Saturday that its lawmakers will only attend the session if an agreement is reached to elect Aoun as president.
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Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil, who is also a member of the bloc, is preparing for a tour of European countries “to promote Aoun's run for the presidency,” added al-Anba.
who is paying for the trip? The change and reform or the poor lebanese people.?
07 February 2016, 08:32
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Why go to Iran if it is KSA that is obstructing the elections? LOL
07 February 2016, 10:34
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@justin
Very good question. He wants to reassure them that he will remain their faithful and obeying servant.
07 February 2016, 11:28
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No. Justin is just. He is demonstrating that it is NOT KSA but Iran...he is being ironic...
07 February 2016, 18:12
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Aoun Hints Riyadh is Impeding his Election as President, Says Assad Should Win Nobel Prize
Aoun added that only “foreign powers” are impeding his election, which al-Joumhouria said he was hinting at Saudi Arabia.
http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/132968
Hezbollah blames Saudi Arabia for deadlock, Parliament paralysis
http://www.lebanonwire.com/1310MLN/131012805DS.asp
Nasrallah also repeated the accusation that Saudi Arabia is impeding the presidential election in Lebanon.
“The obstacle in the presidential issue is well-known and even (al-Mustaqbal movement leader ex-PM) Saad Hariri had the intention to endorse Aoun's presidential bid,” he said.
http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/190605
07 February 2016, 08:37
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What a bunch of rotten & incompetent people, all of them.
They are running the country like a mafia, as if all that matters is the deals they make between themselves.
07 February 2016, 12:27
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Aoun thought that by sleeping in the same bed with Hassouna he could actually climax into the presidency. Amazing how after many years in the business, Aoun still knows nothing about the political game. You know nothing Michel Aoun
07 February 2016, 17:12
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The Islam of Tehran wants to make sure that Aoun and the christhains of lebanon will remain loyal to HA and obedient to Nasrallah
07 February 2016, 19:10
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Aoun looks to Iran, Hariri to KSA...they are all beholden to their foreign masters and holding the country hostage. Truth is, Lebanon cannot make its own decisions because its corrupt leadership is subservient to foreign authorities who dictate to them what to do.
07 February 2016, 21:29
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my friend texas:
It is naive on your part to think Berri is anti aoun. Berri will do whatever nassrallah orders him to do. At the moment they are playing it this way because hezb of terrorists does not want a president elected.
08 February 2016, 00:57
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Yes they are! Unless, those in charge of March 14, for once, they decide to genuinely become part of Lebanon's political structure, and [Not] some sort of useless & out of date voice for Sunni-Saudi desperate reach for [Non-existent] glory: It is the people of Lebanon, who will end-up, not for the first time, being the only victim of this typically [Arab] fallacy
