WILL FRANGIEH PULL OUT OF THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE?
July 9, 2024Shakib Khoury, a senior member of the Marada Party, is asked about the potential of a third candidate for the Lebanese presidency.
“What is the third option? It’s as though you are talking about an unknown candidate. Well, a third option amid political division in the country. What is his position on the proposed issues? What is his position on the resistance weapons? What is his position on the defensive strategy? What is his position on the Syrian displacement? What is the third option?”
He goes on to deny the possibility of their candidate, Suleiman Frangieh, of pulling out of the race.
“I can assure you from here, for the last time, Suleiman Franjieh will not withdraw from the presidential race.”
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English Script:
Al Jadeed presenter: But today there is an established narrative among the international community, whether it was among the Quintet Committee or the Vatican, that after the last June session and neither Suleiman Franjieh nor Jihad Azour, keeping titles in their proper perspective, did not obtain a majority or 65 votes, therefore we must move to a third option upon which the Lebanese people will agree on. Didn’t you know about this narrative?
Shakib Khoury: Great. Let me say between two brackets, as they say, can you explain to me what the third option means? What is the third option?
Al Jadeed presenter: An agreed-upon president… a consensual president. I honestly don’t know, there are no names yet.
Shakib Khoury: What is the third option? It’s as though you are talking about an unknown candidate. Well, a third option amid political division in the country. What is his position on the proposed issues? What is his position on the resistance weapons? What is his position on the defensive strategy? What is his position on the Syrian displacement? What is the third option? If you can answer me…
Al Jadeed presenter: A third option is one that is agreed upon by the Lebanese, and one that will lead the dialogue in the next stage, and you know that the dialogue already began…
Shakib Khoury: This means that the third option, if I understand you correctly, is that we reach a stage where Suleiman Franjieh withdraws, and that our team accepts Suleiman Franjieh’s withdrawal, and that everyone moves to the third option. I can assure you from here, for the last time, Suleiman Franjieh will not withdraw from the presidential race.
Al Jadeed presenter: Not today…
Shakib Khoury: Not today, not tomorrow, and not the day after. Our political team will not ask him to withdraw from the presidential race. Our political team is convinced of certain qualities of a president, which it will not give up on. But if you tell me after that, there might be a very big international regional settlement, then we will put the cards on the table and discuss them.
