Report: Nasrallah Tells Berri March 8 Not Part of Bassil-Hariri Agreements
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has reassured his ally Speaker Nabih Berri that the March 8 camp does not consider itself to be part of the alleged agreements that were reached by Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil and ex-PM Saad Hariri's adviser Nader Hariri during their latest meetings, a media report said on Tuesday.
“The political aides of Berri and Nasrallah – Minister Ali Hassan Khalil and Hussein al-Khalil – met overnight and discussed the latest developments regarding the presidential file,” al-Liwaa newspaper reported.
“They also discussed the calculations of each of Hizbullah and the AMAL Movement regarding the nomination of (FPM founder MP Michel) Aoun and what needs to be done after the head of al-Mustaqbal Movement officially declares” his endorsement of Aoun, the daily added.
Hizbullah's envoy reassured the finance minister that “his allies in the March 8 camp are not concerned with the guarantees and agreements that were reached or signed between Bassil and Nader Hariri, not to mention that Hizbullah itself considers itself not concerned with these agreements,” al-Liwaa said.
Berri is strongly opposed to Aoun's nomination and is one of the main backers of the nomination of Marada Movement chief MP Suleiman Franjieh.
According to a report published by al-Akhbar newspaper on Tuesday, Berri has accused Aoun and Hariri of seeking to “topple political Shiism” in Lebanon, warning that such an attempt might lead to a “civil war” in the country.
MP Alain Aoun of the FPM announced Monday that Hariri will announce his endorsement of Aoun “this week.”
The ex-PM has been exploring the possibility of endorsing Aoun for several weeks now and on Sunday Education Minister Elias Bou Saab of the FPM announced that Hariri has officially decided to endorse Aoun's presidential bid.
Lebanon has been without a president since the term of Michel Suleiman ended in May 2014 and Hizbullah, 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 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.
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.
18 October 2016, 12:19
88
Will this at last convince Aoun that nasaralla does not want to elect him or anyone else for that matter.
18 October 2016, 12:26
910
A direct and clear message that hezbollah does not want Aoun as president. They are making it difficult for Aoun if not impossible. Aoun agreed that Hariri would be PM during his presidency ( although Hariri or any PM does not need the approval of the president ) in return for Hariri's nomination of Aoun for the presidency. Nassrallah is now telling Aoun " I don't agree with what you agreed"
Interesting to say the least but known a long time ago.
18 October 2016, 12:26
182
M14 doesn't exist as an entity anymore, is melting..... tell your bosses in tel aviv and riyadh, they may still dreaming of converting the country into another puppet of either. get it! you little brown thing.
18 October 2016, 12:35
911
Once again, I urge you to never stop expressing yourself. You are a natural who has a vision of things to come.
You have a message for humanity that you are not even aware you have. Your qualities come shining through like a bright moon on a dark wretched night.
18 October 2016, 12:37
916
Nabil Berri and Sayyid Hassan are the only two world leaders working tirelessly to ensure that General Aoun becomes president.
18 October 2016, 12:43
911
dear Southern
how do I follow you on instagram? I am a fan of yours from when you used to post as JabalAmel back in the days.
18 October 2016, 13:13
1012
The head of the iranian terrorist militia just issued one way ticket to general aoun...... straight to his grave.
18 October 2016, 13:18
1011
I wonder where you are and how you are dear flamethrower as you lay in pieces and tranquility at your final resting place in Mosul. You are sorely missed. I was hoping you would witness these historical moments.
RIP Shia Hero....
18 October 2016, 13:34
1116
Nasrallah Tells Berri March 8 Not Part of Bassil-Hariri Agreements
The iranian hezbollah said all along it and the FPM operate as part of one body, always in harmony.
Is the head now not in agreement with what the rectum is doing? I wonder
18 October 2016, 13:43
98
Just look at the followers of Ebola and Caporal...and read the stupidities
18 October 2016, 14:19
79
حسن خليل: نحن أمام ثنائية سنية – مسيحية شبيهة بـ43 وسنواجهها ولن ننتخب عون
but shia-christian bilateral agreements are fine and halal.
filth !
18 October 2016, 17:54
18
So... Aoun's arch-foe Geagea endorsed him, and Aoun's other arch-foe Hariri might endorse him as well. Even then, it's not good enough for crooked Duke of Berry, Hizb Iran and their thugs. It's obvious, clear as mud. They do not want a Christian president, and they want power-sharing by thirds (moutalata).
18 October 2016, 19:35
26
Nice work Gaegae and Hariri, you turned them all against each other
