Franjieh Tells Hariri he Has 'No Problem with him Voting for Aoun as President'

Marada Movement chief MP Suleiman Franjieh held talks overnight with Mustaqbal Movement leader MP Saad Hariri on the latest developments in Lebanon, most notably the presidential vacuum.

Franjieh revealed to reporters on Sunday that he had told Hariri that he “has no problem” with the Mustaqbal chief voting for Free Patriotic Movement founder MP Michel Aoun as president.

The Marada chief made his remarks after casting his votes in the municipal elections in the northern region of Zgharta.

Hariri had in late 2015 nominated Franjieh as president.

His step was met with the Lebanese Forces' nomination of Aoun as president.

The two March 8 camp members are running for the presidency alongside Democratic Gathering candidate MP Henri Helou.

The elections however have been obstructed by boycotts from namely Hizbullah's Loyalty to the Resistance bloc and Aoun's Change and Reform bloc.

The party had earlier this year declared that it would keep on boycotting the polls until it receives guarantees that its candidate, Aoun, will be elected head of state.

Lebanon has been without a president since May 2014 when the term of Michel Suleiman ended without the election of a successor.