Report: Hizbullah's Recent Stances Prove it Does Not Want to End Presidential Vacuum
The initiative launched by Mustaqbal Movement leader MP Saad Hariri to end the presidential impasse has not failed, contrary to various media reports, said the Kuwaiti daily al-Seyassah on Saturday.
Mustaqbal sources blamed however Hizbullah and Iran's allies in Lebanon of thwarting the proposal.
They said that the party's recent stances after holding talks with Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi indicate that Hizbullah “does not want the election of a president.:
“Why would they have therefore rejected the nomination of their ally Marada Movement leader MP Suleiman Franjieh as president?” they wondered.
“This is a sign that Iran's agenda differs from that of some Lebanese parties who seek to end their country's crisis,” they noted.
“This has therefore pushed Hizbullah towards rejecting Hariri's initiative under the excuse that it will continue on backing the nomination of Change and Reform bloc chief MP Michel Aoun,” explained the sources.
A Hizbullah delegation had held talks on Tuesday with al-Rahi after which it voiced its commitment to the nomination of Aoun as president.
“We will not abandon our commitment to Aoun at any political crossroads,” it stressed.
“We do not accept that others reach a political settlement and then ask us to persuade Aoun to abandon the presidential race,” it added.
Franjieh's nomination was a product of a proposal spearheaded by Hariri.
The move has sparked tensions between Aoun and Franjieh, with the latter describing his ties with the MP as “abnormal.”
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