Shiite Duo 'clings to Franjieh' as Paris advises him to 'talk to FPM or LF'
The Shiite Duo is still clinging to the presidential nomination of Marada Movement chief Suleiman Franjieh and sees him as the candidate who is “most capable” of managing this period, sources close to Hezbollah said.
“It will not back down from supporting him,” the sources added, in remarks to ad-Diyar newspaper.
Unnamed sources meanwhile told the daily that Paris has advised Franjieh, during his visit to the French capital, to “seek rapprochement with one of the two Christian rivals -- the Free Patriotic Movement or the Lebanese Forces -- in order to win the needed votes to reach the Baabda Palace.”
