Aoun Says March 8 Must Decide on Franjieh's Nomination, Not Hariri
Change and Reform bloc chief MP Michel Aoun has announced that it is up to the March 8 coalition to decide whether or not to nominate Marada Movement leader MP Suleiman Franjieh for the presidency.
“My stance on Franjieh's nomination will either complicate or facilitate the situation and I will declare it before the (presidential) elections take place,” Aoun said in an interview with Russia Today television that was aired Monday on OTV.
His remarks come amid a flurry of political talks in the country that followed a Paris meeting between Franjieh and al-Mustaqbal movement leader ex-PM Saad Hariri. The meeting sparked intense speculation that the two leaders agreed to the nomination of the Marada chief for the presidency.
However, Aoun said Monday that he has not been officially informed until the moment of any “agreement” between Hariri and Franjieh.
He added: “Why should Suleiman Franjieh's nomination come from Saad Hariri?”
Asked about the feasibility of a settlement involving a March 8 president and a March 14 premier, Aoun described such a scenario as a “fair solution” while stressing that “each camp must choose its own candidate.”
Turning to the issue of the electoral law, Aoun reiterated his call for a law based on the proportional representation system.
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