Bassil-Rahi presidency dialogue in 'advanced stage'
The dialogue between Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil and Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi regarding the presidential election file is in an advanced stage, a media report said on Monday.
Bassil is “giving the ultimate priority to reaching an understanding with the patriarch before any other political party and the two sides might be on the verge of discussing names,” al-Joumhouria newspaper reported.
“Everything that the patriarch talked about yesterday about the president’s characteristics was mentioned in the paper prepared by the FPM, as if he was reading from it,” the daily added, quoting unnamed sources.
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