Speaker Nabih Berri has refused to comment on a proposal made by Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun's parliamentary bloc to make a constitutional amendment aimed at resolving the presidential deadlock.

But Berri reiterated in remarks published in local dailies on Friday that “we haven't yet crossed the red line.”

Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat voiced his consent to a “technical” extension of the parliament's tenure, calling on the political arch-foes to “learn from the past.”

“I will agree on a technical extension for a year, which should be accompanied by the election of a new head of state,” Jumblat said in comments published in al-Mustaqbal newspaper on Thursday.

Progressive Socialist Party chief Walid Jumblat renewed his call on rival Lebanese parties to unite to confront the danger of terrorists and salvage Lebanon.

Jumblat said that he agreed with Hizbullah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah during their meeting last month that the Islamic State's threat to the region puts Lebanon in danger.

Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat remarked on Monday the sectarian identity of Syria's Druze population will not protect it from strife, but its Arab and popular identity will.

He said in his weekly editorial in the PSP-affiliated al-Anbaa website: “The Druze should not fall for the Syrian regime's sectarian trap.”

Progressive Socialist Party chief Walid Jumblat met with Marada Movement leader Suleiman Franjieh in Bnashii on Monday, announcing that he has no solutions to end the presidential vacuum.

"I said I will hold talks (with political leaders) and I will carry on with these talks but it is not me who has the solution,” Jumblat said after meeting with Franjieh.

Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat reiterated calls on Saturday for the election of a consensual head of state, holding onto the candidacy of Aley lawmaker Henri Helou.

“We should elect a consensual president,” Jumblat said in comments to Sky News Arabia, refusing to withdraw the nomination of Helou.

Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat noted on Wednesday the sacrifices of the Islamic and national resistance throughout the years in its efforts to liberate Lebanon from Israeli occupation.

He said in a statement on the anniversary of the end of the July 2006 war: “No matter what the internal circumstances and Lebanese divisions over major and minor issues are, we should derive lessons from the July war that brought national solidarity with the residents of the South and the resistance.”

Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat has said that he would back the extension of parliament's term if it was conditioned with the election of a president.

There could be a technical extension for a few months, if the rival parties agreed to hold the presidential elections, Jumblat told As Safir newspaper in remarks published on Wednesday.

Speaker Nabih Berri adjourned on Tuesday the parliamentary session aimed at electing a president to September 2 over lack of quorum caused by boycotting blocs.

The tenth round that was scheduled to take place on Tuesday met the fate of its predecessors after only around 55 MPs attended the session.

Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat announced on Monday that Aley lawmaker Henri Helou remains the Democratic Gathering bloc's candidate for office, rejecting to withdraw the MP's nomination for the sake of “any settlement.”

"Seikh Saad (Hariri) and all of us are keen on electing a president and we remind you that our candidate is Henri Helou,” Jumblat said after holding talks with the former Premier and the head of al-Mustaqbal Movement at the Center House.