Gemayel to opposition: Securing quorum to Franjieh like electing him
Kataeb Party leader Sami Gemayel on Thursday warned the opposition forces that securing parliamentary quorum for the election of Suleiman Franjieh would be “equivalent to electing him.”
“I reassure everyone that the kingdom has not requested and we do not receive instructions from anyone, seeing as our stances and choices are related to our convictions and our country’s interest,” Gemayel said after meeting Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Walid Bukhari in Saifi.
“The Arab stance is clear in standing by Lebanon if it is willing to carry out reforms, but if it heads to further isolation and subordination to Hezbollah, the Arab brothers have sent a clear message that it won’t be able to depend on them,” Gemayel added.
“We reject the election of any candidate loyal to Hezbollah and it is not required to replace Franjieh with someone else (who is loyal to Hezbollah), because the matter is about a political choice and not the person,” the Kataeb chief went on to say.
As for the possibility of electing a so-called consensual president, Gemayel said: “If it possible to agree on a consensual president and if they would withdraw Franjieh, we would withdraw our candidate Michel Mouawad.”
“We would then go to parliament with the presence of three or four candidates and let the best candidate win,” Gemayel added.
Source: Naharnet
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