Jumblat Denies Making Presidential Deadlock Request to Nasrallah
Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat has denied that he asked Hizbullah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah to end his support for Free Patriotic Movement chief MP Michel Aoun's candidacy.
In remarks published in As Safir daily on Monday, Jumblat said he did not make such a request during his recent meeting with Nasrallah.
“I haven't asked anything in that regard,” the PSP chief said.
Aoun has not announced his candidacy for the presidency, and his March 8 allies, including Hizbullah, have not named a candidate. But the majority of the camp's lawmakers have boycotted parliamentary sessions aimed at electing a head of state.
Hizbullah and the PSP announced on Sunday that Nasrallah has discussed with Jumblat the need to elect a president as soon as possible and boost coordination among security agencies.
The press release did not mention the time or place of the meeting.
Jumblat told As Safir that he wanted to meet Nasrallah to discuss with him about the situation in the Gaza Strip.
“We reached a conclusion that both Hamas and Gaza would emerge victorious” against Israel, he said.
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