Report: Geagea-Aoun Meeting Under Preparation
Successive contacts are taking place between leaderships of the Lebanese Forces and the Free Patriotic Movement to arrange for a meeting between the parties' heads, which reports say are to focus on the presidential elections, An Nahar daily reported on Thursday.
The meeting between LF chief Samir Geagea and ex-chief of the FPM MP Michel Aoun is set to take place at Maarab, added the daily.
It said that Geagea is likely to support the nomination of Aoun if a session is scheduled to elect Marada leader MP Suleiman Franjieh as president.
Geagea would prefer Aoun over Franjieh for the position of president, said the daily, because the two men "have something in common and have earlier signed a Declaration of Intentions as a political understanding to ease tensions on the Christian and national scenes."
Both Geagea and Aoun are candidates for the presidency. Their rivalry, in addition to other issues, have left Baabda Palace vacant since President Michel Suleiman's six-year tenure ended in May 2014.
An initiative emerged lately by Mustaqbal Movement leader MP Saad Hariri suggesting the nomination of Franjieh for the presidency.
The nomination has been met with reservations from the Kataeb Party, the FPM, and LF.
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Source: Naharnet
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