Alloush Resigns from al-Mustaqbal Movement

Al-Mustaqbal Movement deputy chief has submitted his resignation in a phone call with the Movement’s leader ex-PM Saad Hariri, the Movement said on Friday.

“Ex-PM Hariri decided today to consider the resignation effective and the decision was submitted to the general secretariat,” the Movement said in a statement.

“This absolves Dr. Alloush of any organizational commitments and he has the full right to take the path that he sees appropriate, whether in the elections or in other issues,” the statement added.

“We appreciate his stances and the missions that he assumed in the Movement throughout the past years,” the statement said.

The resignation comes after Alloush voiced support for ex-PM Fouad Saniora’s call for Sunni participation in the parliamentary elections in defiance of Hariri’s boycott decision. Alloush’s stance drew criticism from several Mustaqbal officials and many of them called on him to resign.

Asked whether he intends to run in the elections, Alloush said in an interview with the Janoubia news portal that his nomination is not certain but stressed that he supports Saniora’s efforts in this regard.