Jumblat Backs Candidacy of Jean Obeid for Presidential Post

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Progressive Socialist Party Leader Walid Jumblat proposed the candidacy of former Minister Jean Obeid for the presidency, al-Akhbar newspaper reported on Friday.

According to the daily, Jumblat expressed his ultimate backing to Obeid.

“I still back the name of (Democratic Gathering) MP Henry Helou as my first choice, but we will eventually have to settle on the name of a consensual nominee after (Lebanese Forces Leader) Samir Geagea and (Free Patriotic Movement chief) Michel Aoun withdraw their candidacies,” Jumblat told his visitors.

The Druze leader, who is currently on a private visit abroad, reportedly believes that Obeid could gather the political arch-foes around him.

Jumblat kicked off recently a tour on prominent leaders as part of his efforts to convince the rivals to elect a compromise president.

Al-Akhbar newspaper reported that Bkirki and al-Mustaqbal Movement didn't veto the name of Obeid.

Lebanon's top Christian post was left vacant in May this year when the rival MPs failed to elect a successor to President Michel Suleiman over their differences on a compromise candidate.

The majority of the March 8 alliance's MPs, including Aoun's parliamentary bloc, boycotted the sessions aimed at electing a head of state, causing lack of quorum.

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Comments 7
Default-user-icon Lavisson Shimlanko (Guest) 29 August 2014, 12:25

You ask: what's wrong with Jean Obeid? After all, he is the most achieving son of the late martyr cheikh Rafic Obeid, the nephew of sett Bahia Obeid and cousin of Ahmad and Nader Obeid. Add to that the fact that he is the son-in-law of Marwan Hamade Obeid and best man for Samir Geagea Obeid. What better carpet can Jumblat, Hariri and their leeches hope to tread on comfortably?

Default-user-icon Lavisson Shimlanko, the original (Guest) 29 August 2014, 15:33

your daddy

Default-user-icon truth or dare (Guest) 29 August 2014, 14:33

al-Akhbar newspaper reported on Friday... move along folks nothing to see here

Default-user-icon yousef (Guest) 29 August 2014, 14:35

get over yourself they delete all kind of posts but your the only one who keeps whining like a little girl using your multiple accounts

Default-user-icon Karim (Guest) 29 August 2014, 15:08

Funny how pathetic people end up backing pathetic people...
As they say in french: "qui se renssemble, s'assemble..."

Default-user-icon Alamein (Guest) 29 August 2014, 20:29

Obeid was one of the original candidates that were mentioned along with Baroud, Harb and Kahwagi. Anyone of these would work out as consensual candidates at this point...just have Geagea and Aoun retire in the background for good once and for all.

Default-user-icon USKAL (Guest) 30 August 2014, 03:16

Great Newhart reference