BEIRUT: Hezbollah supports the presidential candidate who enjoys the widest popular base, party MP Hassan Fadlallah said in a speech Sunday.
“Our stand has become clear on this file, and it is derived from our vision to national interest and not only from our loyalty,” Fadlallah said in a memorial ceremony for one of his party’s fighters in south Lebanon. “National Interest dictates that the president be a person that enjoys real popularity in his environment and on the national level.”
Fadlallah’s comments hinted that Hezbollah insists on supporting its ally, the head of the Free Patriotic Movement Michel Aoun, for the presidency. They came in light of serious talks about a possible dialogue soon between the party and its political rival, the Future Movement.
Future chief and former Prime Minister Saad Hariri said in a TV interview Thursday that he was ready to discuss the presidency in the dialogue with Hezbollah, stressing that only a consensus candidate can reach the post and save the country from further vacuum.
Fadlallah said the new president must be able to lead Lebanon out of the crisis and rehabilitate the state’s institutions in a healthy manner. He said the next head of state should also be able to contribute to building the state “with standards that suit our people, and the sacrifices of our Army and resistance.”
“Hezbollah insists on its stand towards presidency file,” he said, calling on all political factions to share his party’s vision.
But the MP also underlined that giving priority to political or security concerns does not mean the state has the right to neglect the matters that touch the livelihoods of citizens.
He said water and electricity shortages, inflation and unemployment are not phenomena that could be tolerated, highlighting the need for Cabinet policies that provide the basic socio-economic rights to the Lebanese families.
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