Army Commander Joseph Aoun. (Credit: Hussam Shbaro archives)
Two figures gave impetus to the presidential dossier on Wednesday: Walid Joumblatt and Sleiman Frangieh.In the run-up to the Jan. 9 parliamentary session dedicated to elect a president, to which Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, confident and optimistic, invited the diplomatic corps in Lebanon, the Democratic Gathering parliamentary bloc, which mainly consists of the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP), led by Teymour Joumblatt, said that it will support the candidacy of Lebanese Army Chief Joseph Aoun for the presidency. This decision was taken after the bloc’s meeting, attended by former PSP leader Walid Joumblatt, his son, and MPs Marwan Hamadeh, Akram Chehayeb, Wael Abu Faour, Hady Abou el-Hosn, Faysal al-Sayegh, Ragy el-Saad and Bilal Abdallah. During the previous parliamentary sessions dedicated to the election of a president over the...
Two figures gave impetus to the presidential dossier on Wednesday: Walid Joumblatt and Sleiman Frangieh.In the run-up to the Jan. 9 parliamentary session dedicated to elect a president, to which Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, confident and optimistic, invited the diplomatic corps in Lebanon, the Democratic Gathering parliamentary bloc, which mainly consists of the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP), led by Teymour Joumblatt, said that it will support the candidacy of Lebanese Army Chief Joseph Aoun for the presidency. This decision was taken after the bloc’s meeting, attended by former PSP leader Walid Joumblatt, his son, and MPs Marwan Hamadeh, Akram Chehayeb, Wael Abu Faour, Hady Abou el-Hosn, Faysal al-Sayegh, Ragy el-Saad and Bilal Abdallah. During the previous parliamentary sessions dedicated to the election of a president over...
Israel continues attacks on southern Lebanon, demolishes buildings in Bint Jbeil