Islam Times - Hariri Agrees to Michel Aoun as Lebanese President

Islam Times - The head of the Lebanese (al-Mostaghbal) Future Movement, Saad Hariri, accepted the installation of Michel Aoun as the president, an informed sources told the Saudi Akaz newspaper.

Michel Aoun, head of the “Change and Reform” fraction is getting ready for the presidency since the confirmation removes one of the toughest obstacles for the selection.

Nabil de Freige, member of Future Movement in the Lebanese parliament said he has not heard about the news yet, though in case of such agreement, the positions of Nabih Berri, parliament speaker, and Walid Jumblatt, head of the Lebanese Progressive Socialist Party as well as Suleiman Frangieh a presidential candidate should be taken into consideration.

“Iran and Hezbollah are the great players here and al-Mostaghbal is no longer in a position to impose serious conditions”, Mustapha Allouch, top member of the future movement said.