Majority Candidate Names Await Final Consultations
Consultations among March 14 figures will soon bring to light the electoral lists as the April 7 deadline for announcing candidacies approaches.
An Nahar newspaper quoted well-informed March 14 forces as saying the official agreement on the coalition”s candidates will be finalized on Sunday.
They said that the electoral lists won”t be announced during a rally organized by al-Mustaqbal movement in BIEL on Sunday, adding that the movement will only announce its political and economic program.
An Nahar said that agreement on the Shouf list among majority forces has been almost reached. Such a deal helped move consultations between Mustaqbal movement leader Saad Hariri, MP Walid Jumblat and March 14 Christian figures forward on other districts including Aley, Baabda, Western Bekaa and Zahle.
As Safir newspaper quoted informed sources in the March 14 forces as saying that Hariri, Jumblat, Phalange party chief Amin Gemayel and Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea will soon meet to find a solution to pending issues.