In a gathering with the Jabal Al-Arz Basis, chaired by her in Maareb, MP Sethrida Geagea referred to as opposition forces to unite behind one candidate for the presidency.
“What occurred within the first session to elect the president is obvious, and we will solely draw one conclusion out of it, which is that the opposition forces should unite behind one candidate with the intention to reach bringing him to the presidency.”
The stated presidential election session did not elect a president. The primary spherical ended with 36 votes for Michel Mouawad, 11 for Salim Edde, 63 clean votes, and 12 uncounted votes. A second spherical couldn’t happen because the session misplaced its quorum.
Six MPs didn’t attend the session, together with MP Sethrida Geagea.
She said within the assembly with the Jabal Al-Arz Basis that she wasn’t in a position to attend the primary session, which was set solely 48 hours earlier than it was scheduled to happen, whereas she was outdoors the nation on the time.
The subsequent presidential election session is now set to happen subsequent Thursday, October thirteenth at 11:00 AM as referred to as by the Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri.
In the meantime, conferences are intensifying between the blocs in preparation for the approaching session to elect a president, together with the Kataeb Get together and its allies.
