Opposition urges open-ended presidential election session on January 9
The opposition follow-up committee met in Maarab on Tuesday and said it will “intensify efforts and contacts with all parliamentary blocs in a bid to agree on a (presidential) candidate enjoying the broadest support, while insisting on the characteristics needed for the phase of building the state.”
“We insist that the January 9 session should be open-ended with successive rounds until the election of a president as per the constitution,” the committee said in a statement.
“January 9 should be the decisive date for finalizing the presidential election through the election of a president who would abide by implementing the constitution and the ceasefire agreement and who would lead the necessary reforms,” the committee added.
The committee also stressed the need to “consolidate the ceasefire, deal firmly with violations, seize weapons and deploy the army across Lebanon.”
Source: Naharnet
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