Free Patriotic Motion (FPM) chief Gebran Bassil urged holding a “nationwide dialogue” over the presidential election, as he criticized Speaker Nabih Berri for selecting October 13 as a date for the upcoming presidential elections session.
Bassil slammed Berri for deciding on that specific date that corresponds to the date on which President Michel Aoun was ousted from the presidential palace 32 years in the past by a Syrian navy offensive.
“This means non-seriousness and carries disregard for folks’s sentiments and the martyrs,” Bassil argued.
Lamenting that there are discouraging indicators within the presidential file, Bassil went on to recite his social gathering’s “presidential priorities” paper.
He mentioned that the brand new president should protect nationwide sovereignty, shield the border and the total rights, devise a protection technique wherein the state is the principle authority, protect and develop Lebanon’s ties with the world, and obtain a swift and secure repatriation of the Syrian refugees.
As for which presidential candidate FPM will assist, Bassil famous that they are going to determine in accordance with how a lot a candidate commits to his social gathering’s presidential aspirations.
He mentioned his social gathering’s “presidential priorities paper” will probably be distributed to quite a lot of blocs and leaders and to Patriarch al-Rahi.
“We suggest nationwide dialogue over the presidential election, which quite a lot of leaders topped by what the president can do. We have now began receiving invites overseas, whereas it’s higher to carry a home dialogue,” the FPM chief added.