Hariri, Miqati Putting Final Touches on Tripoli List
Mustaqbal movement leader Saad Hariri and former Prime Minister Najib Miqati discussed during another round of talks on Friday night the possibility of dropping Samir Franjieh, who is backed by the March 14 forces, and Jean Obeid, who is backed by Miqati, in favor of a consensus candidate for the Maronite seat in Tripoli, As Safir daily reported.
The newspaper quoted Mustaqbal sources in the north as saying that the Hariri-Miqati agreement awaits final touches and could be reached in the next few hours.
The same sources told As Safir that Hariri and Miqati will probably choose for the Maronite seat consensus candidate Helou Helou, who is close to Economy and Trade Minister Mohammed Safadi.
The two leaders also agreed during their Friday-night talks on a pro-Miqati candidate (most probably Ahmed Karami) for the Sunni seat in Tripoli.