Jumblat 'Convinced' with Aoun's Presidential Considerations
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Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat welcomed on Wednesday Free Patriotic Movement chief MP Michel Aoun's national considerations into running for the presidency.
“I am convinced with Aoun's patriotic rational behind his candidacy,” said Jumblat following talks with the FPM leader in Clemenceau.
“We discussed issues that concern the nation,” he said after the meeting that was attended by his son Taymour.
Asked by reporters about the Western-Arab coalition against the Islamic State group, Jumblat called for placing it under the umbrella of the United Nations Chapter Seven in order to be successful.
Ten Mideast allies, including Lebanon, announced last week their backing for a strategy to "destroy" the terrorist group "wherever it is, including in both Iraq and Syria," following a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in the Saudi City of Jeddah.
Jumblat also said that the coalition should include all parties and involved states. He did not give further details.
His comment was similar to remarks made on Tuesday by Aoun who said the coalition should include Syria.
Aoun also revealed that an agreement had been reached between several parties to extend parliament’s term.
He reiterated that his bloc is against any extension of the legislature's tenure, lamenting that the majority of blocs back it.
He said he had common viewpoints with Jumblat. “Coordination among us is ongoing.”
The FPM chief denied that they discussed the presidential elections.
Aoun's visit to Jumblat on Wednesday came more than a month after a similar meeting between the two officials at the FPM leader's residence in Rabieh.
During the August 6 meeting, Aoun and Jumblat discussed several issues, mainly Lebanon's battle against terrorism.
A joint statement said they “stressed unconditional and absolute support to the Lebanese army,” and discussed ways to confront the growing challenges, including the activation of constitutional institutions and the speedy election of a president.
Lebanon has been without a president since May 25 when Michel Suleiman's six-year term ended amid a failure by parliament to elect a successor over differences on a compromise candidate.
The March 14 alliance has backed the candidacy of Lebanese Forces chief Samir Geagea. But the Hizbullah-led March 8 camp has not officially announced its support for Aoun, who has claimed that he would run for the presidency only if there was consensus on him.
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17 September 2014, 11:48
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apparently jumblat's son is attending the meeting. For my part, i really believe that jumblat will earn respect if he opens his 'feodal' position among his community to democratical rules...democracy starts there (-:
...maybe his son Taymour is more courageaous...hopefully. His community should not be afraid of other ones as there is a precedent - first step is always the harder - that should keep him confident
17 September 2014, 11:53
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Depends, adult protection for incontinence look for it at a pharmacy near you or in photos..
17 September 2014, 11:59
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Ok, so this is the week jumblat is a good guy on otv and hariri is a bad guy.. rule of thumb if you don't like aouns new friend just wait a week.
17 September 2014, 13:22
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In my book, there are leaders who are loyal to the country and others who are bought and sold by external powers.
Any leader who's loyalty is first and foremost to an external power should be disqualified from holding a public office.
17 September 2014, 16:06
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Don't kid yourself or us FT. They are all bought and sold. M8 is the worst of the lot. They all have outside patrons, either in KSA or Iran. Among the Lebanese political class there are no exceptional people. All are beholding to their money sources. In this manner, they are just like the American political class who are also beholding to those who give them money rather than to the people and the country they allegedly serve.
17 September 2014, 19:20
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Continues to speak his mind as in he's not a candidate but no other candidate is allowed to be discussed, the people should vote but he never proposed an amendment because it'd be a coup against Ta'ef thus he's incapable of proposing an amendment even though the current mechanism is futile, but he's a reformist... Yeah that's speaking his mind all right...
17 September 2014, 15:06
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It is well known that Aoun acts the role of "false mother of the baby"
What we need is a fair judge to give the baby to the true mother.
Aoun feels old and that is his last chance.
Aoun does not care about the country (vacuum, bad economy, civil war danger, Christian annihilation). He Has always been obsessed by presidency (even as a hated president).
17 September 2014, 17:52
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You like him when he flings kisses to Aoun (m3almak)? doesn't you?
he starts to be a christian killers when the views diverge?
17 September 2014, 18:56
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“I am convinced with Aoun's patriotic rational behind his candidacy,” said Jumblat following talks with the FPM leader in Clemenceau.
The FPM chief denied that they discussed the presidential elections.
Someone is lying...
