Reports: LF says ready to take part in extending army chief's term
The Lebanese Forces has informed relevant parties that it is willing to provide a cover for a parliamentary session aimed at extending the term of Army Commander General Joseph Aoun, media reports said on Friday.
The Free Patriotic Movement is still meanwhile rejecting such a move while seeking a “bargain” with caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, ad-Diyar newspaper reported.
The FPM is seeking “appointments in the vacant posts of the Military Council, topped by the post of the chief of staff who would replace the commander should there be vacuum,” the daily added.
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