Jumblat still clinging to his 'consensual' initiative
Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat is still clinging to his initiative for resolving the presidential crisis, a media report said.
Jumblat’s initiative proposes a host of “consensual” presidential candidates one of whom might enjoy consensus among the various parties or most of them, Asharq al-Awsat newspaper reported.
In addition to Joseph Aoun, Jihad Azour and Salah Honein, Jumblat had recently proposed Chebli Mallat and May Rihani.
Lebanese Forces sources meanwhile told the daily that Jumblat’s initiative has not run into the rejection of the opposition forces but rather into the refusal of the Shiite Duo, which “has rejected any candidate other than Suleiman Franjieh.”
“Accordingly, this Duo has blocked and thwarted Jumblat’s efforts,” the sources added.
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