Al-Rahi Calls on Fathali to Urge Hizbullah to Elect a President
Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi called on Iranian Ambassador Mohammed Fathali to urge members of the Loyalty to the Resistance bloc to “head to the parliament for the election of a president,” al-Mustaqbal Movement reported on Sunday.
“The Patriarch has reiterated to the Iranian ambassador the necessity that the state institutions mainly the parliament restore their role,” Spokesperson of the Maronite Patriarchate Walid Ghayyad quoted al-Rahi following a meeting with Fathali at Bkirki.
“The Patriarch is still counting on the national conscience of members of the parliamentary blocs to not miss more opportunities and to expose their papers to each other and engage in a frank and serious dialogue to resolve the presidential crisis,” he added.
“The Patriarch has no preferences for any nominee over another. Although he supports the initiative, he also distinguishes between it and the candidates. He has long called on the parliamentary blocs to make a step to end the presidential hurdle and he believes that there is a serious initiative today that we must take advantage of,” added Ghayyad.
An initiative emerged lately by Mustaqbal Movement leader MP Saad Hariri suggesting the nomination of Marada chief MP Suleiman Franjieh for the presidency.
The nomination has been met with reservations from the Kataeb Party, the Free Patriotic Movement and the Lebanese Forces.
Lebanon has been without a president since the term of President Michel Suleiman ended in May 2014.
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