Report: French Official Addresses Lebanese Presidency in Tehran

France has renewed its efforts to push for the election of a president in Lebanon during a visit for its Senate president, Gererad Larcher, to Iran, reported al-Joumhouria newspaper on Monday.

Sources monitoring the presidency told the daily that Larcher had expressed after meeting Iranian officials his fears over the situation in Lebanon.

“Lebanon is important to France, Iran, and Saudi Arabia,” he was reported as saying.

Larcher had met in Iran with its President Hassan Rouhani and other officials.

Lebanon has been without a president since may 2014 when the term of Michel Suleiman ended without the election of a successor.

Ongoing disputes between the March 8 and 14 camps over a compromise candidate have thwarted the polls.

The latest efforts to end the vacuum saw the emergence of Marada Movement leader MP Suleiman Franjieh as a candidate, but this drive has stalled in wake of reservations against his nomination.