Aoun meets Nasrallah, thanks him for facilitating the presidential issue

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aoun-nasrallah-oct-2016Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah received on Sunday presidential Free Patriotic Movement founder MP Michel Aoun, who thanked him for facilitating the presidential issue, al-Joumhouria daily reported on Monday.

The meeting was reportedly held in the presence of head of the FPM Minister of Foreign Affairs Gebran Bassil, Nasrallah’s adviser Hajj Hussein Khalil and Hezbollah’s top security official Wafiq Safa.

“We are here today to extend our gratitude to Sayyed Nasrallah for helping us resolve the deadlock that hampered the election of a president,” said Aoun after the meeting in a  possible reference to the obstruction of the presidential issue  for over 2 years by the Iranian-backed party

On Sunday, Nasrallah had renewed in a speech his support for Aoun’s nomination for the top state post, he said: “Our commitment to General Michel Aoun’s nomination is final. The Loyalty to the Resistance bloc will attend the session and all the members will vote for General Aoun.”

Speaker Nabih Berri, who has openly declared his opposition to the election of Aoun, has pledged that his bloc will take part in the October 31 electoral session and that he will not try to strip the meeting of its quorum.

Free Patriotic Movement  founder MP Michel Aoun (2nd left) , is shown during his meeting with Hezbollah chief hassan Nasrallah ( 3rd right).
The meeting was held in the presence of Minister of Foreign Affairs Gebran Bassil (L) Nasrallah’s adviser Hajj Hussein Khalil ( 2nd right ) and Hezbollah’s top security official Wafiq Safa (R)

Berri’s aides have accused Aoun and former PM Saad Hariri of striking a “bilateral” agreement that would marginalize Shiites in power, allegations that Aoun and his movement have denied.

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The Lebanese parliament failed again on September 28th and for the 45th time in a row to elect a president to replace Michel Suleiman whose term ended on May 25 , 2014.

As in the past sessions the parliament was unable to reach a quorum because Hezbollah and its ally Aoun’s Change and Reform bloc MPs boycotted the session, because they could not reportedly guarantee Aoun’s election as a president.

Berri a key ally of Hezbollah postponed the election to October 31st.

Aoun and Marada Movement leader MP Suleiman Franjieh are the 2 main candidates for president and both are key members of the Hezbollah-led March 8 alliance. Franjieh may drop his bid after Hariri gave up on him and endorsed Aoun

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5 responses to “Aoun meets Nasrallah, thanks him for facilitating the presidential issue”

  1. Thank Nasrallah for holding the country hostage to get a fixed “election”/appointment for president. Hezbullah does some fine work destroying the political infrastructure for their paycheck from Iran.
    Marg bar Khamenei

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar

      “in a possible reference to the obstruction of the presidential issue for over 2 years by the Iranian-backed party” ??? Possible reference? :-)))) Ah well, now Aoun can say: ‘See? I AM the Greatest.’
      (and all the guys around that table just laugh along with him … waiting until they have him in place.)

      1. PatienceTew Avatar
        PatienceTew

        Boy! Desperation is REALLY beginning to rear it’s ugly head.

      2. Is it possible the parties that agreed to vote/appoint Aoun could change their vote when they finally get all parties to show up for the phony election? Or will Hezbullah be collecting the ballet boxes and counting the votes also? Possible ploy???
        Really 5th, you must look at Lebanon and either laugh at the joke the country has become, or cry for the total failure the country has become. If the Christians truly have power left, they certainly have given the sunni and shiites a long leash to destroy the social fabric of what was once a thriving country. Welcome to the Islamic State of Lebanon.

        1. 5thDrawer Avatar

          Both laugh, and cry … it’s really incredible … and changes again for the worse since last time I was there. By and large, I’ve found it all hard to fathom – especially the duration.
          Some countries worry when folks who were educated, but then can’t find work, up & leave for a job or better money elsewhere. It’s called a ‘Brain-drain’ when it happens here. Students are even given ‘hiring parties’ when near the end of schooling, to try to woo them to other places which need the brains or skills. Seems to me, that those mostly ran from Lebanon without needing a party to entice them, a longer time ago.
          And any who are left are not allowed to do any teaching. Too sad.

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