Franjieh met with Assad in Syria to seek support for his presidential bid

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Marada Movement leader MP Suleiman Franjieh is shown in a file photo with his childhood friend Syrian President Bashar al-Assad
Marada Movement leader MP Suleiman Franjieh is shown in a file photo with his childhood friend Syrian President Bashar al-Assad

Marada Movement leader Suleiman Franjieh met on Sunday with his ally and personal friend Syrian President Bashar Assad , As Safir newspaper reported Tuesday.

“Frangieh returned from his visit [to Damascus] contended ,” As-Safir daily said.

According to media reports the primary aim of the visit was to to seek Assad’s support for his possible nomination for presidency , despite the fact that the embattled Syrian president has his hands full and his influence in Lebanon has been greatly reduced

Al-Akhbar newspaper also reported the visit, describing the meeting as “positive.”

The newspaper said that Franjieh briefed Assad on Future Movement leader Saad Hariri’s presidential initiative.

“Franjieh sensed after returning to Lebanon the trust of the Syrian leadership in him and appreciation for standing by Syria and the resistance during the most difficult times,” as Safir reported

However, sources close to Franjieh denied in remarks to Al-Joumhouria newspaper that such a meeting took place, underlining that the “upcoming few days will not witness any unusual movements.”

Franjieh is set to appear on the Kalam Ennas talk show on LBC Thursday, which will be aired from his home in the north Lebanon village of Bneshaai.

Frangieh is a longtime friend of Assad, which makes his potential nomination for president a sticking point for some March 14 allies.

The momentum for Frangieh’s nomination, which emerged after his meeting with Hariri in Paris last month, has faltered after it faced strong opposition from the three main Christian parties: The Free Patriotic Movement, the Lebanese Forces and the Phalange Party.

Hezbollah, a key ally of the Syrian regime is also reportedly sticking by its candidate MP Michel Aoun

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7 responses to “Franjieh met with Assad in Syria to seek support for his presidential bid”

  1. 5thDrawer Avatar

    ‘Oh PLEASE Mr. Guy in a Palace … my buddy … show me how to get a Palace too.’

  2. Mutih Skeini Avatar
    Mutih Skeini

    I am no fan of the Assad family, especially the father who ingratiated himself by joining the U.S. IN 1990-91 in restoring a corrupt, rotten, depraved family in Kuwait. But here I am in a situation to have no choice but to side with the current regime in Damascus, rather being on the sidelines WATCHING the reactionary and pro-West, pro-Zionism elements of the unprincipled Saudis and their stooges in Lebanon. Being a deep Nasserite and anti-Zionism to the marrow, I support the only national Resistance in Lebanon and 1979 Iran. Ergo, the Saudis and their stooges in Lebanon and in the decadent Gulf sheikdomS, the pro-Zonist Elsisi regime, Turkey, ISIS, and the lawless, terrorist Zionist state are all in a SYMBIOTIC ALLIANCE. THEY ARE BUT THE OBVERSE AND THE REVERSE SIDES OF THE SAME PICTURE.

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar

      Sorry we couldn’t share a bottle of wine together. How about Single-Malt Scotch? 😉
      http://jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/11395-nazarite

      1. Hind Abyad Avatar

        She’s not a guy, why are disturbing other peoples opinions, are you Lebanese?
        Who needs Zionists when we have you on YaLibnan.

        1. 5thDrawer Avatar

          Oh, pardonnez moi. I shall edit.

  3. This is what Lebanon’s 2005 “revolution” has degenerated to – Hariri peddling an Assad stooge as a candidate of the “anti-Syrian” camp. At least Hezbollah doesn’t disappoint by sticking to the former hero and leader of the anti-Syrian “Liberation War”. Nobody seems particularly shocked or disgusted. Well, it’s Lebanese politics as usual, more or less. Only the indispensable voice of the Perennial Weatherwane(tm) who always manages to sit on at least five chairs at once seems to be missing.

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