Jumblat says Mallat best candidate, slams LF, FPM
Lebanese international lawyer Chibli Mallat is the best presidential candidate to Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat, who says he refuses to endorse a "confrontational" candidate.
"To some Lebanese leaders, the principle of settlement does not exist," Jubmlat said in a televised interview, as he criticized Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea and Free Patriotic leader Jebran Bassil for "vetoing" certain presidential candidates.
"When Geagea and Bassil came to an agreement, they elected (former President) Michel Aoun," Jumblat said.
The LF and the FPM have been holding talks over the presidential file, and MPs from both parties have said talks are in an advanced stage.
The FPM reportedly vetoed MP Michel Mouawad, Army Chief Joseph Aoun and former MP Salah Honein, while the LF refused former Minister Ziad Baroud. The name with no vetoes is former finance minister Jihad Azour who has also been proposed by Jumblat.
16 May 2023, 17:35
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He is always a backstabber. He always proves me right when I say I do not trust this guy and his socialist party.
By the way I though he retired and handed th epees to his son, so why he keep bloviating every now and then.
He's not happy because his partner in crime the speaker of parliament might not get his candidate elected.
