Frem says no veto on him from Shiite Duo

Independent MP Neemat Frem said overnight that he has been told by the Shiite Duo (Hezbollah and Amal Movement) that there is “no veto” on his possible presidential nomination.

“But they told me that until now their candidate is Suleiman Franjieh,” Frem added, in an interview with al-Jadeed TV.

“The worst that can happen to me on the personal level is to become president, but I’m Lebanese and I want to develop our country,” Frem went on to say.

Moreover, the lawmaker said that should he become president, he would be “willing to go to Syria and meet with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.”

“Syria is a neighbor and this is our destiny, and profound dialogues should be launched between the two sides,” he added.

As for Israel, Frem said that Lebanon cannot take a normalization decision on its own, adding that such a decision “should be pan-Arab and should transcend borders in the region.”