FPM Vows to Confront Those 'Blocking Partnership' until 'Martyrdom'

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Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil noted Tuesday that there are “attempts to achieve accord” in the country while warning that the FPM would confront anyone seeking to “block partnership” strongly and to the extent of “martyrdom.”

“Nowadays, we are witnessing attempts to achieve accord and we warn anyone who might seek to sabotage the country and block partnership that we would confront them with all our strength and to the extent of martyrdom,” said Bassil after the weekly meeting of the Change and Reform bloc in Rabieh.

“Our defense of the National Pact is a defense of all Lebanese – Christians and Muslims,” he added.

Earlier in the day, al-Mustaqbal parliamentary bloc announced that al-Mustaqbal Movement leader ex-PM Saad Hariri has launched “consultations with all political parties” in a bid to “speed up the election of a president,” while reiterating that Hizbullah and its allies are to blame for the protracted presidential void crisis.

The statements of the two blocs come a few hours after talks between Hariri and his declared presidential candidate, Marada Movement chief MP Suleiman Franjieh, and three days after Hariri returned to the country from a foreign trip that lasted several weeks.

Lebanon has been without a president since the term of Michel Suleiman ended in May 2014 and Hizbullah, FPM founder MP Michel Aoun's Change and Reform bloc and some of their allies have been boycotting the parliament's electoral sessions, stripping them of the needed quorum.

Hariri, who is close to Saudi Arabia, launched an initiative in late 2015 to nominate Franjieh for the presidency but his proposal was met with reservations from the country's main Christian parties as well as Hizbullah.

Hariri's move prompted Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea to endorse the nomination of Aoun, his long-time Christian rival, after months of political rapprochement talks between their two parties.

The supporters of Aoun's presidential bid argue that he is more eligible than Franjieh to become president due to the size of his parliamentary bloc and his bigger influence in the Christian community.

Comments 8
Missing patriot10 27 September 2016, 18:23

Why don't they commit suicide and we can call it martyrdom. That would solve everything

Thumb shab 27 September 2016, 18:25

Wow warnings everyday now. Why all the panic?

Missing humble 27 September 2016, 18:27

Why must the Lebanese people suffer of the existence of such low beings.

Missing humble 27 September 2016, 18:33

100 years to improve to the level of animal intelligence...

Thumb Southern...... 27 September 2016, 18:41

you seem very angry!!! bear in mind that only silly people who can't sort out their views with others, get angry, so you are. PITY

Thumb gma-bs-artist. 27 September 2016, 18:47

Martyrdom Aouni style
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Se30vFQRTRA

Thumb Elemental 27 September 2016, 21:08

Hmmm "Martyrdom" You've emulated your Iranian masters to the point where you even use their vocabulary and takia. Better start practicing your Farsi people! (I bet you have though ;))

Thumb Elemental 27 September 2016, 22:00

And Iran has an excellent track record for Christian's? Give up the Takia trick.movaten. Your fake accounts and pretending to care for Christians is a joke.