Hizbullah Bloc Says Agreements Necessary 'Before and After Presidential Vote'
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
Hizbullah's Loyalty to Resistance bloc stressed Thursday that “mutual agreements” among the country's political forces are “necessary before and after the presidential vote.”
“Recently we have witnessed welcome positive indications that could lead to an end to the presidential crisis,” said the bloc in a statement issued after its weekly meeting.
“Mutual agreements and openness among the country's political components are now necessary more than ever in order to facilitate the tasks – before and after the presidential vote,” it added.
Lebanon has been without a president since the term of Michel Suleiman ended in May 2014 and Hizbullah, 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.
Al-Mustaqbal Movement leader ex-PM Saad Hariri launched an initiative in late 2015 to nominate Hizbullah's ally 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 reservations have prompted Hariri to shift his support for Aoun in recent days and an official declaration is expected around 5:30 pm.
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.
20 October 2016, 16:43
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for 2 1/2 years it seems Hezbollah was not aware of Berri's rejection of Aoun. They just found out and are urging for agreements before the presidential elections and calling them "necessary".
20 October 2016, 18:05
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berri and his parliamentary group are not enough to block the election, now that all other parties have agreed on Aoun, it will go through with or without Berri.
20 October 2016, 18:27
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you always make people say thing they have not said and exaggerate what they say, stick to the facts anonyme, and let's see what happens in the coming days.
berri may be throwing a tamper tantrum, and hezbollah will try as much as possible to smooth things out as a mediator, but if push comes to shove it will have to proceed with or without berri.
20 October 2016, 18:28
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you dont seem to know the first thing about lebanon, is that how you are shown things in brasil?
20 October 2016, 17:55
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No little boy, agreement not necessary before the presidential vote, electing a president is paramount! It's in the constitution. Ours, the Lebanese one, not yours the one the Ayatollah improvises to his whim..
Hezballah's hypocrisy exposed and out of the mouth of babes to boot, the truth the whole truth at last unedited. The poor dears were thrown for a loop by Geagea then Hariri endorsing Aoun, their supposed candidate. They tried ti lay the blame on Berri until they could no longer hide behind him. This should convince everyone that Hezballah does not want to elect the Christian president unless he's shackled with all kinds of dictates. If it become clear that there is no way way around electing Aoun they might go as far as giving him a sendoff à la Bashir Gemayel and Rene Mouawad, they had a lot of practice since 2005.
Now guys turn to the confused Aounists next to you and lovingly tell them, "we told you so"
20 October 2016, 18:06
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If that was the case you would be thrilled, since you clearly hate the fact that Hariri has endorsed Aoun.
20 October 2016, 19:07
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mowaten of iran
i get saddened every time i read your delusional rubbish.
21 October 2016, 13:26
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lol, as trolls who cant take getting trolled, you bunch are quite useless.
20 October 2016, 19:12
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In this corner:
Berri: No President without 'Package Deal'
Hizbullah Bloc: Agreements Necessary 'Before and After Presidential Vote
Report: Iran Seeking Regional Package Deal to Resolve Presidential Impasse
In that corner:
Al-Rahi: Whoever Accepts 'Package Deal' Has No Dignity
Mustaqbal Lauds Bkirki Stance, Urges Election of President without 'Preconditions'
Michel Aoun the presidential vote must not hinge on a prior agreement on so-called “package deal.”
Geagea: We Do not Agree with Berri over Package Deal
In the lying corner
Nasrallah reiterated his party's “ethical and political commitment” to Michel Aoun's presidential nomination, expressing willingness to elect him tomorrow.. We would go to parliament and take part in the elections and we would not demand a package settlement, a constituent assembly or constitutional amendments. Our demands from the package settlement have been fulfilled seeing as both candidates are from March 8”
