Report: LF tells Le Drian 'defiance candidate' unacceptable
Lebanese Forces sources have stressed that “the presidential vote should take place in parliament and in the ballot box, not through dialogue tables that establish new norms that violate the constitution.”
In remarks to al-Joumhouria newspaper, the sources also revealed that the the LF “has informed the French presidential envoy that asking the Lebanese to choose between vacuum and the election of the (Axis of) Defiance candidate shall not pass.”
“Lebanon needs a president who is not bound to a regional agenda and whose priority is only Lebanese,” the sources added.
The sources also rejected any dialogue over the presidential election, noting that the discussions should be bilateral.
“The opposition is determined to elect a president who is capable to achieve salvation,” the sources added.
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