FPM may vote blank if presidential election session held soon

The Free Patriotic Movement might resort to the choice of casting blank votes should there be an imminent call for a presidential election session, MP Alain Aoun said.

Such a choice would mean that the FPM is “not siding with any candidate,” Aoun told Radio All of Lebanon.

“If the session takes place, that will not necessarily mean that the stances have become ripe for electing a president, that’s why the FPM is keeping its choices open,” the lawmaker added.

He also said that the FPM is “still seeking the broadest possible agreement over a president who would enjoy the consensus of all components.”

The FPM “will not be part of any clash or confrontation, because it is betting on bringing the parties together,” Aoun added.