Berri says no efforts to reach consensus over new president
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has noted that the presidential election negotiations are deadlocked, decrying the lack of efforts to reach consensus over a new president.
Speaking to Asharq al-Awsat newspaper, Berri said his specifications for the new president are “simple and clear yet essential.”
The new president must “unite rather than divide and must enjoy Muslim and Christian support and have openness toward the Arab world, but most importantly he must preserve the Taif Accord,” Berri told the daily.
“It is Lebanon’s constitution that has not been implemented,” the Speaker said of the Accord.
Asked about the presidential election sessions, Berri said: “I have performed my duty and called on parliament to convene for election and I intend to call for successive sessions should today’s (Thursday’s) session fail.”
Source: Naharnet
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