Report: Berri's bloc inclined to vote for Joseph Aoun
The Development and Liberation bloc of Speaker Nabih Berri has become inclined to vote for Army chief Joseph Aoun in Thursday’s presidential election session, media reports said Wednesday afternoon.
“The Development and Liberation Bloc is inclined to vote for General Joseph Aoun,” An-Nahar newspaper reported.
Development and Liberation sources meanwhile told LBCI television that in its statement earlier in the day, the bloc had “reaffirmed its support for consensus among the Lebanese.”
“If this consensus is directed towards electing the army commander, we will endorse it,” the sources added.
Sky News Arabia, however, quoted sources as saying that “Berri has not yet given a positive answer regarding his and Hezbollah's position on the election of Joseph Aoun.”
Radio VDL News (93.3) for its part quoted senior sources as saying that “everything that is being circulated about the Shiite Duo’s endorsement of Army chief Joseph Aoun is incorrect.”
The reports are aimed at “influencing all parties and creating a presidential wave,” the sources added.
Source: Naharnet
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