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| Hezbollah and FPM agree on Franjieh, Bassil wants partisan gains |
| 2023-08-24 |
| [An Nahar] The discussions between Hezbollah and Free Patriotic Movement Despite its name a Christian party allied with Hizbullah, neither free nor particularly patriotic... chief Jebran Bassil are "serious" and have reached "many common denominators," informed sources said. "The issue of the president is in its final stages, which means that an agreement has been reached on (Suleiman) Franjieh’s nomination," the sources told the Nidaa al-Watan newspaper in remarks published Wednesday. "The discussions are now focused on Bassil’s conditions, which are not exclusively public and in the interest of the Lebanese and Christians like the FPM chief is announcing," the sources added. Quoting opposition sources, the daily added that the "price" that Bassil will gain "will not be limited to administrative decentralization and the sovereign fund." "There are discussions over a full package that contains partisan demands for the FPM chief, seeing as under Franjieh’s tenure he will be a partner in posts such as the army commander and the central bank governor," the sources added. |
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