Amid calls urging the President to resign in light of an economic crisis, the Free Patriotic Movement on Saturday snapped back saying the term of the President in office “shall not be touched,” and also emphasized that the Movement adheres to the right to grant or withhold confidence to the future government.

Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah emphasized on Thursday the party's commitment towards its ally the Free Patriotic Movement in the municipal elections, saying that the victorious candidates will serve all who “voted for us and those who did not vote for us.”

He said during a Hizbullah ceremony marking the "resistance's wounded fighters": “We are not obligated towards any side that the Free Patriotic Movement chooses to ally itself with during the municipal polls.”

A dispute erupted during the weekend's municipal elections between leading members of the Free Patriotic Movement, which was formerly led by MP Michel Aoun, reported the pan-Arab Asharq al-Awsat daily on Tuesday.

Informed sources told the daily that the FPM leadership is studying the possibility of expelling some 20 members, including leading official Ziad Abs, for “rebelling against movement decisions.”

The Free Patriotic Movement will not withdraw from the “Beirutis List” of candidates running in Sunday's municipal polls after reaching a settlement that will garner it the most mayoral seats in the capital's Ashrafiyeh district, reported the daily An Nahar on Thursday.

It said that the FPM will enjoy the greatest representation among Christians in Ashrafiyeh.

The Free Patriotic Movement has not yet determined whether it will attend next week's cabinet session, reported the daily al-Mustaqbal on Sunday.

A prominent FPM source told the daily that Change and Reform bloc chief MP Michel Aoun “is awaiting answers to certain questions” before taking any decision.

Contacts between the rival Lebanese Forces and Free Patriotic Movement are ongoing “on an almost daily basis” on all issues, reported al-Joumhouria newspaper on Tuesday in the wake of the latest efforts to end the presidential deadlock in the country.

Sources from the LF told the daily that LF chief Samir Geagea “has not abandoned the idea of nominating former FPM head MP Michel Aoun as president.”

The Lebanese Forces and Free Patriotic Movement agreed to attend the legislative session following concessions that were made over the inclusion of the parliamentary electoral law on its agenda, reported al-Joumhouria newspaper on Thursday.

It said that an agreement was reached to form a committee to prepare an electoral law and approve it.

The Lebanese Forces and Free Patriotic Movement had proposed to Speaker Nabih Berri placing the parliamentary electoral draft-law as the last article of the upcoming legislative session agenda, but the speaker had rejected it, revealed al-Mustaqbal daily on Wednesday.

Berri explained that including the article would lead to the “suspension of the entire legislative process” due to the disputes that would arise.

Head of the Change and Reform bloc MP Michel Aoun revealed that his bloc is prepared to attend next week's legislative session, reported As Safir newspaper on Thursday.

He added however that he is “awaiting some clarifications and explanations” over some issues before making a final decision.

The Lebanese Forces and Free Patriotic Movement have reiterated their commitment to addressing the parliamentary electoral law above any other article at the upcoming legislative session, reported An Nahar daily on Wednesday.

Sources from the LF told the daily that the two sides will adhere to their “rejection to attend any session that does not have the electoral law on its agenda.”