Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat is expected to travel to France in the upcoming days where he is set to meet President Francois Hollande, reported the pan-Arab daily al-Hayat on Sunday.

It said that he is scheduled to hold talks with the French leader on Wednesday at the Elysee Palace in Paris.

Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat expressed his concern over the fate of Lebanon given the regional developments and their impact on the country, reported the daily al-Mustaqbal on Saturday on the eve of the eleventh anniversary of the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.

He voiced to the daily his fear that the “face of Lebanon's democracy would change in wake of the new balance that is being devised in the region.”

Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat posted on Wednesday a number of humorous tweets to comment on the ongoing presidential vacuum in the country and Iran's alleged role in the issue, while also saying that Syria will restore its political hegemony over Lebanon.

He said: “It looks that our future president will come on a Persian carpet.”

Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat questioned on Saturday the criticism that was indirectly addressed to him by Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah for his recent “sarcastic remarks on Iran's democracy,” saying that “based on the several meetings I have held with him, I recall that he has a political sense of humor.”

He said in his weekly editorial in the PSP-affiliated al-Anbaa website: “I was therefore suprised at the reactions that were made over marginal comments I made over the Islamic Republic and its role in obstructing Lebanon's presidential elections.”

Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat expressed on Wednesday “admiration with the democracy in Iran,” citing the recent exclusion of the grandson of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, from contesting elections next month.

The MP said via Twitter: “Given its 'democratic' record, perhaps Iran does not want the election of any MPs Henri Helou, Suleiman Franjieh, or Michel Aoun as president.”

Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat traveled to Egypt on Tuesday on a visit that extends to the end of the current week, reported al-Joumhouria newspaper on Wednesday.

It said that the trip does not have a political agenda.

Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat praised on Friday the interview given by Marada Movement leader MP Suleiman Franjieh, deeming his remarks as “realistic.”

He said via Twitter: “His interview was frank and steered away from the empty political slogans of some officials.”

Prime Minister Tammam Salam condemned on Saturday the Paris terrorist attacks, deeming it an attack against “higher human values.”

He said in a statement: “We watched with great sorrow the horrific developments in Paris that targeted innocent civilians in a barbaric and unjustified manner.”

Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat stressed that MPs of his parliamentary bloc will attend next week's legislative session, reported As Safir newspaper on Thursday.

He told the daily that a boycott of the meeting would be “suicide”.

Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat stated that any improvement in political developments in Lebanon is linked to a regional agreement, most notably between Saudi Arabia and Iran, reported al-Akhbar newspaper on Wednesday.

He told the daily: “Iran is not in a hurry to resolve Lebanon's presidential deadlock. Once the West's sanctions against Tehran are lifted, then we can talk.”