Franjieh Meets al-Rahi, Says His Presidential Nomination still Stands
Head of the Marada Movement held talks on Monday night with Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi in wake of Lebanese Forces chief Samir Geagea’s nomination of Change and Reform bloc leader MP Michel Aoun as president.
Franjieh tweeted after the talks: “I am still going ahead with my candidacy for the presidency.”
The MP’s nomination was part of a proposal launched in late 2015 by Mustaqbal Movement leader MP Saad Hariri.
Geagea’s nomination of his rival Aoun for the country’s top post was seen as a reaction to Hariri’s nomination of the Marada leader.
Geagea was the presidential candidate of the March 14 camp of which Hariri is also a member of.
Tensions had risen between the two allies in wake of Franjieh's nomination.
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