Mufti Shaar Receives Franjieh in Tripoli
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
Mufti of Tripoli and the North Sheikh Malek al-Shaar received at his residence in Tripoli on Saturday Marada leader MP Suleiman Franjieh where talks stressed the need for rapprochement to end the presidential vacuum.
After the meeting Shaar said: “This national meeting carries only one concern and that is the presidential vacuum in the country.
“Nations can not be built through stubbornness, bombings, hatred or obstructing the institutions. They can only be built through dialogue and rapprochement.”
“The majority is considered respectful of the will of others when it doesn't obstruct,” said the Mufti.
“The slogans raised claiming that the President must be selected solely by the Christians is wrong,” he added.
MP Michel Aoun who is a candidate for the presidential post has been threatening to take to the streets if he was not elected as head of state.
Franjieh and MP Henri Helou are also candidates for the post.
For his part, Franjieh said: “Electing the strongest Christian president may not be the best alternative to represent them.”
He stressed: “If an agreement was reached on a certain candidate we will not obstruct.”
Lebanon has been without a president since the term of President Michel Suleiman ended in May 2014.
Efforts to elect a successor have failed so over disputes between the March 8 and March 14 camps.
02 April 2016, 16:01
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Ya Sleiman el zgheer, fham ba2a! Sayyed Hassin, lebanon's supreme leader bil wikalah, decreed that Aoun is "the" candidate or no president. Aoun can't get enough votes to be elected but who cares, what the Sayyed wants the Sayyed gets, the Sayyed don't want a president now
Looking back it's reminiscent of 2011, a dude called Homar Karame, vying to become PM, met with al Sayyed but following the brief interview was told "nah we decided to go another way". The Sayyed, Lebanon's supreme leader bil wikalah, had decided on Najeep Mikati PM, ordered all his minions, including yoursef, to march up to Baabda single file and nominate Najeep. He even "advised" Waldo Jumblat to nominate Mikati or else, which he did, a switcheroo that begat "Where's Waldo". The rest is history
Neither Homar not Najeep represented the Sunni community, Harriri Jr who holds an 88% sway over, but who cares, what Lebanon's supreme leader bil wikalah wants, Lebanon's supreme leader bil wikalah gets, so quit arguing
02 April 2016, 23:59
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Now I know the end of time is near, Frangieh has met with the Mufti of Tripoli. If he meets with Geagea, then we need to all pack our bags and head for the site where we will be taken up in the rapture that will herald the second coming!!!
