Report: Jumblat doesn't support vain proposals, prefers Berri's initiative
Former Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat considers Speaker Nabih Berri's presidential initiative as "an emergency exit" from the presidential deadlock, close sources to the Druze leader said.
The sources told al-Joumhouria newspaper, in remarks published Thursday, that Jumblat does not support unproductive presidential proposals that lack impetus.
Crisis-hit Lebanon has been without a president since Michel Aoun's term ended in October 2022, as tensions boil on the border with Israel since October 7.
As neither of the two main blocs -- Hezbollah and its opponents -- has the majority required to elect a president, Berri has called for a ten-day-long dialogue. The Lebanese Forces refuse a dialogue chaired by Berri.
Opposition lawmakers started their own initiative, announcing two suggestions to facilitate the election of a president. They suggested consultations in parliament not chaired by Berri.
Amal sources told al-Joumhouria that Berri's initiative is ongoing and would pave the way for a solution. "A president has never been elected and will never been elected without consensus," they said.
Source: Naharnet
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