Report: Berri Urges Hizbullah to Elect Franjieh as President
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Speaker Nabih Berri has urged Hizbullah to settle for the election of Marada leader MP Suleiman Franjieh as president in light of the unlikelihood of their candidate MP Michel Aoun to reach the post, al-Akhbar daily reported on Saturday.
“Berri held contacts with Hizbullah a few days ago and has explained his point view on the need to expedite the election of Franjieh before the Saudi-Iranian dialogue kicks off in order to help a candidate of the March 8 camp to win the post” sources close to the Speaker said on condition of anonymity.
“Berri has urged Hizbullah not to waste the opportunity at the time being since it is impossible for the Change and Reform bloc chief Aoun to win the seat,” they added.
But the sources confirmed that Hizbullah is adamant to continue supporting Aoun as their sole candidate.
Lebanon has been without a president since the term of president Michel Suleiman ended in May 2014.
Conflicts among the rival March 8 and March 14 camps thwarted all attempts aiming at electing a successor.
In addition to Aoun and Franjieh, MP Henri Helou is a nominee of the Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat.
Franjieh was nominated by the al-Mustaqbal movement chief Saad Hariri late last year.
19 March 2016, 09:07
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Once Berri and Jumblat move on, the Balad would be much better!
20 March 2016, 01:49
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Call 24x7 Session until a president is elected you incompetent Berri that you really are. Force all MPs to attend or disolve their salaries. Threaten them that if you do not show up and elect even with a white paper then those MPs that attend will elect the most voted president. How can the Christians agree on more than a year without a head of state? Are you f kidding me?
19 March 2016, 10:04
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If Frangieh is elected:
1- Caporal will explode
2- Ebola will be satisfied
3- Butcher will be happy
4- M14 will disintegrate
19 March 2016, 10:23
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Article to read:
https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/commentaryanalysis/566757-liars-guns-and-money
19 March 2016, 15:56
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Sure, why raise our standards? Let's keep lowering them.
Frangieh is incompetent, just like 90% of the MPs and government ministers.
19 March 2016, 15:57
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Yet another indication that it will be Frangieh as the next president. The Russians have endorsed him, an ally of Assad, and now Berri, an ally of Assad and Hariri, the Sunni leader has endorsed him which means that probably France and the US have green lighted his election. Samir Geagea stands against Frangieh on principled grounds; Aoun on self interest grounds; the Saudis on the principle that the friend of my enemy is my enemy.
