Despite its name a Christian party allied with Hizbullah, neither free nor particularly patriotic...
leader MP
Michel Aoun...a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hizbullah...
announced on Wednesday that he will not be a presidential candidate against Lebanese Forces
A Christian political party founded by Bashir Gemayel, who was then bumped off when he was elected president of Leb...
head
Samir Geagea... Geagea was imprisoned by the Syrians and their puppets for 11 years in a dungeon in the third basement level of the Lebanese Ministry of Defense. He was released after the Cedar Revolution in 2005 ...
, if the latter gained al-Mustaqbal
... the Future Movement, political party led by Saad Hariri...
Movement's support.
"If the March 14 coalition and al-Mustaqbal Movement announced their support for Geagea in the presidential elections, I will not nominate myself," Aoun stated in an interview on Al-Mayadeen television.
"I will not be a nominee against Samir Geagea. I don't want to run against anyone," he added.
"If conditions were favorable, I am a candidate for presidency, and I am a strong one. And if they were not, then I will not nominate myself."
"My decision is not final yet," he noted.
Aoun stressed that the same standards followed in choosing the speaker and the premier must apply to electing the new president, adding that "a presidential vacuum is possible if proper Christian representation was not respected."
"It is either we respect this Christian post and Christian representation or we don't," he said.
The FPM leader remarked that without the support of the Shiites and the Druze, he will not be elected president.
He also rejected comparing the FPM's popularity with that of the LF, saying parliamentary elections are a clear indication of the popular support to either parties.
On his plans if elected president, Aoun said: "Leb's presidents come to the post with commitments to foreign nations. I am not that type and it is not about money or power. I want to leave a legacy, and I want to offer a program that solves problems on many levels in the country."
"I have big plans for Leb and the country has been on the same path since 1943. We want to change this path."
Asked about Hizbullah
...
Party of God, a Leb militia inspired, founded, funded and directed by Iran. Hizbullah refers to itself as
The Resistanceand purports to defend Leb against Israel, with whom it has started and lost one disastrous war to date, though it did claim victory...
's resistance, Aoun commented that it would not have existed if people didn't embrace it.
"The resistance gave the best results and was able to do what all armies of the world were not capable of doing. All these nations looked up to the achievements of the resistance."