Not Geagea, not Aoun: Patriarch al-Rai says neither leader will be elected president

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rai w geagea gemayel aoun franjiehMaronite Patriarch Beshara Boutros al-Rai said he expected that neither Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea nor Change and Reform bloc leader MP Michel Aoun would become president.

“The president must be consensual and accepted by the people so that he can gather warring parties instead of creating a new crisis,” Rai told Al-Joumhouria newspaper in remarks published Thursday.

However, Rai stressed that Bkirki did not support a certain presidential candidate.

“There are general characteristics that the [president] must have…he should have strong morals, integrity, history, faith in the Lebanese state as well as regional and international ties so that he can restore the role of state institutions and lead the country in the difficult times,” he said.

The patriarch also called on Speaker Nabih Berri to hold a parliamentary session to elect a new president.

Lebanon is set to elect a new head of state prior to the end of President Michel Suleiman’s mandate, which expires on May 25, to avoid any presidential vacuum.

The constitution stipulates that between March 25 and May 15, the parliament can convene at any time to elect a new president.

If it has not done so by May 15, the parliament will be considered automatically in session for the following 10 days, in which a new president must be elected.

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29 responses to “Not Geagea, not Aoun: Patriarch al-Rai says neither leader will be elected president”

  1. 5thDrawer Avatar
    5thDrawer

    Sorry, Al-Rai, that ‘job description’ doesn’t fit anyone IN LEBANON … those types of people LEFT long ago. Are you thinking of running too?

    1. MekensehParty Avatar
      MekensehParty

      But the herdsman has all the intentions to bring them all back by touring the world and giving speeches. I remember his US tour, he really thought he was talking to sheep like he does in Bkerke every Sunday. Outside the church Libnan1 cooked the meat and spit in all Sunni visitors plates, people ate and went home and forgot who was passing by.

      1. 5thDrawer Avatar
        5thDrawer

        LOL … sadly too funny …. 😉

      2. Patience2 Avatar
        Patience2

        ……who was passing by.

        ……And the dogs kept barking.

        1. Comtessa di Alba Avatar
          Comtessa di Alba

          …..the Caravan

          1. MaImequer0 Avatar
            MaImequer0

            oooohhh… down to 1 comment? Deleted account again….lol

          2. Comtessa di Alba Avatar
            Comtessa di Alba

            ..an accident.
            Are you gay? Men have better things to do.

          3. MaImequer0 Avatar
            MaImequer0

            ooooh, daft mare unsuccessfully tries to make a joke ☻☻☻
            Say ‘hi’ to welldoneson…. got your formula 1 tickets yet?

          4. Huh?

          5. MaImequer0 Avatar
            MaImequer0

            ooh, brand new account.. thanks for directing your first comment to me.. lol hind III

          6. Comtessa di Alba Avatar
            Comtessa di Alba

            Hi ! I Love hide and seek:)

          7. MaImequer0 Avatar
            MaImequer0

            پاگل گائے

          8. Comtessa di Alba Avatar
            Comtessa di Alba

            Ha hah…!

      3. Patience2 Avatar
        Patience2

        ……who was passing by.

        ……And the dogs kept barking.

  2. MekensehParty Avatar
    MekensehParty

    The head of a disqualification system has all the rights to disqualify candidates.
    Why not? Democracy has always been just a word.

  3. MekensehParty Avatar
    MekensehParty

    The head of a disqualification system has all the rights to disqualify candidates.
    Why not? Democracy has always been just a word.

  4. Super_habib Avatar
    Super_habib

    Where the hell are the young people in Lebanese politics anyway? It’s nothing but dinosaurs like these two, I don’t believe their minds can be all their after all that war.

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      The young leave as soon as they ‘graduate’ – need to find a job.

  5. Super_habib Avatar
    Super_habib

    Where the hell are the young people in Lebanese politics anyway? It’s nothing but dinosaurs like these two, I don’t believe their minds can be all their after all that war.

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      The young leave as soon as they ‘graduate’ – need to find a job.

  6. Why don’t you stick to “Kyrie Eleison”, and leave politics to the other idiots in Lebanon.

  7. Constantin7 Avatar
    Constantin7

    Finally somebody is talking reasonably.

  8. Constantin7 Avatar
    Constantin7

    Finally somebody is talking reasonably.

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