Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat stated on Tuesday that he has no trouble to elect head of the Change and Reform bloc MP Michel Aoun as president.
“I have no problem to elect Aoun as president for the Republic as it will change nothing of Lebanon’s difficulties,” said Jumblat in an interview to the As Safir daily.
“I have suggested before that electing Aoun will change nothing in the depth of Lebanon's problems because the jurisdictions of the president no matter what they are have become limited now. It is enough that he is committed to sign a decree within a specified period of time while a minister can put it in the drawer,” added Jumblat.
Pointing to the difficulties facing the election of a head of state, the PSP leader pointed out: “The matter is delicate because the Sunni community in general does not accept to have Aoun as president just like the Shiite community refuses to have Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea.”