Report: Political Figures Up Safety Measures as Presidential Elections Loom

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Several political figures were asked to take tight safety measures to curb attempts aiming to shake Lebanon's stability, now that the presidential elections is onto the front burner and Lebanon could enjoy again having a head of state, Kuwait's As-Siyasah newspaper reported on Tuesday.

Now that things are heading towards the election of Change and Reform bloc head MP Michel Aoun in the parliamentary session on October 31, and due to fears that some uncalculated security developments might emerge, several politicians were asked to be cautious, added the daily.

Aoun, Speaker Nabih Berri, Head of al-Mustaqbal Movement Saad Hariri, Lebanese Forces chief Samir Geagea, Democratic Gathering bloc head MP Walid Jumblat and several other political, military and religious figures were asked to take safety measures at this stage, amid fears of threats to stability.

The daily added that some sides who prefer that Lebanon stays in turmoil will seek by all means to prevent the presidential elections by striking the internal stability.

Aoun was tipped to become president after al-Mustaqbal Movement leader ex-PM Saad Hariri formally endorsed him on Thursday.

A parliament session to elect a president is scheduled at the end of October, following several previous ones that failed to achieve quorum.

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 had launched an initiative in late 2015 to nominate Hizbullah's ally and Marada Movement chief MP Suleiman 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 have argued 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.

SourceNaharnet
Comments 5
Default-user-icon kazan (Guest) 25 October 2016, 09:05

If you read the adjective/calling of the various political parties in this country ( Liberal,Democratic, Free,Independent,Socialist, Future, progressive, change...etc...); I can't help it , I have to laugh! in fact they all should have the same calling ( FEUDAL DICTATORSHIP,FAMILY OWNED) ending by number 1,2,3,4,5

Thumb barrymore 25 October 2016, 10:13

lol, don't forget "Loyalty", "Resistance", "Liberation" and "Development".

Default-user-icon the_roar (Guest) 25 October 2016, 09:07

As a Christian and a Shia, I ask our Lord and Ayatollah to protect our great leaders until they are able to elect general Aoun as president.

Default-user-icon sophia-angles (Guest) 25 October 2016, 09:44

I pray to God to keep general Aoun healthy and give him long life; at least till he is 82.

Thumb beiruti 25 October 2016, 15:23

Now that they have finally decided to do something, they will all pull out there guns and kill each other. This is Lebanon.