Kanaan Meets Geagea: Agreement on Presidency Must Be Expanded to Include all Blocs

Change and Reform bloc MP Ibrahim Kanaan urged on Friday political parties to “take advantage” of the agreement that was reached on Monday between Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea and bloc head MP Michel Aoun.

He said after holding talks with Geagea at Maarab: “The agreement should be expanded to include all political blocs.”

“We cannot exclude anyone and we urge all sides to support the agreement,” he added.

“The understanding goes beyond being a Christian-Christian one, but it applies to the whole of Lebanon,” Kanaan said.

Geagea and his long-time rival Aoun held a landmark meeting on Monday during which he endorsed the MP for the presidency in an attempt to end the deadlock over the country's top post.

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

Since Monday's Maarab meeting, Change and Reform officials have been holding talks with numerous political figures to persuade them to support Geagea's endorsement.

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