Hariri to Discuss with Rahi Presidential Polls, Rejects Vacuum
Al-Mustaqbal movement leader ex-PM Saad Hariri announced Thursday that he would discuss the presidential elections with Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi, stressing his rejection of a vacuum in the top post.
“I will go to Rome and I will have the opportunity to meet the patriarch … to see what his stance is on the presidential elections,” Hariri told reporters at the end of his two-day visit to Egypt.
Hariri reiterated that he rejected a vacuum in the presidential post, saying the elections should be held on time.
He will meet with al-Rahi in Rome on Friday.
The road to moderation is not an easy one but it is the path of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, the Mustaqbal movement chief said in response to a question.
Hariri condemned the “cowardly terrorist” double suicide bombing that rocked the Bir Hassan neighborhood of Beirut's southern suburbs on Wednesday.
“Hizbullah's presence in Syria is rejected,” he said. “That's why the Hizbullah leadership should put Lebanon's interest first.”
Hariri met on Thursday with Egyptian interim President Adly Mansour and Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy, in the presence of MPs Samir al-Jisr and Jamal al-Jarrah, former MPs Bassem al-Sabeh and Ghattas Khoury, his advisor Radwan Sayyed and Nader Hariri.
He also contacted the Grand Imam of al-Azhar, Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb, who is currently in Kuwait, and they agreed to hold a meeting at a later date.
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