I have no Parliamentary Candidates; Sader is Not With Military Intelligence
President Michel Suleiman reiterated his stance in supporting independent candidates to parliament noting that the issue of “centrism” is usually found among all political trends.
He stressed that as president of the republic he has no candidates of his own. Suleiman added that kidnapped Middle East Airlines engineer Joseph Sader is not being held by military intelligence and that the investigation in this case is not over yet.
In an interview with the weekly magazines “al-Osboa al Arabi” and “Magazine” on Thursday, Suleiman said: "What embarrasses me would be if my brother-in-law, or son would run for office and not Nazem El-Khoury."
He pointed that during the last national dialogue session he met with Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun, but did not talk politics or elections.
The president hoped that the Constitutional Council would soon be formed adding that reducing the role of Christians in the country diminishes Lebanon”s role in the world.
In reference to his “share” of ministers at the up-coming cabinet following the June 7 parliamentary elections, Suleiman said that this won”t affect him, adding that the spirit of the Doha agreement should not end following the legislative elections saying the use of arms in Lebanon and media smear campaigns should stop.
"Everyone must change," Suleiman said.
The president added that he will work on strengthening the powers of the presidency saying the tools of government available to him are not enough.