Some deputies of the “Free Patriotic Movement”, who persisted in voting with carte blanche during 8 rounds to elect a Lebanese president, do not deny that they are “crippled”. of the “current”, Gebran Bassil, refusing to convene this session and deeming it unconstitutional; The current government is a provisional government.
Sources close to the “movement” say it is now struggling between Basil’s presidential ambitions and pressure from “Hezbollah”, which tends to support the head of the “Marada” movement, Suleiman Franjieh.
In a statement to Asharq Al-Awsat, one of the representatives of the “current” admits that he is “crippled” in the presidential dossier, underlining that “the decision has been made not to proceed with the appointment of Suleiman Franjieh, and what is certain is that we will not go with Michel Moawad, and any other option other than the white paper that we were the first Who appealed will not be serious at this stage, until we are able to get the necessary number of votes that would allow any candidate to win .
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