Report: Aoun Has Not Given up Presidential Fight in Wake of Franjieh Interview
Change and Reform bloc chief MP Michel Aoun is not willing to abandon his bid to run for president in spite of the interview given on Thursday by Marada Movement leader MP Suleiman Franjieh, reported al-Joumhouria newspaper on Saturday.
Aoun's visitors told the daily that the lawmaker “will not give up and he will go ahead with his nomination.”
They reiterated his previous claims that “preserving the republic is more important than the presidency.”
Sources from the Mustaqbal Movement have meanwhile maintained their silence over Framjieh's interview in anticipation of Aoun's stance.
Franjieh announced on Thursday his candidacy for the presidency.
Aoun, a member of the March 8 alliance along with Franjieh, is also a candidate.
The Marada Movement's run for the presidency has created tensions between the two sides with the former previously saying that he would not run for the post as long as Aoun is still a candidate.
Franjieh described on Thursday his ties with Aoun as “abnormal”, saying that they have been that way for some two years.
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