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Hezbos stall for time in Leb prez poll
Member of the Lebanese parliamentart bloc of Hezbollah, MP Hussein Hajj Hassan said on Sunday that the opposition would not participate in a presidential poll next Saturday unless in the framework of a political agreement and a clear, full basket and clear guarantees. In a speech during a ceremonial eulogy in the city of Zahle, Hajj reaffirmed the opposition's approval of the nomination of Army Commander Gen. Michel Suleiman as next president. However, he accused the March 14 bloc (parliamentary majority), for changing its political positions. "The problem is with the March 14 bloc, which continues to exist despite our best efforts changes its political positions," he said. "We do not want to hold presidential elections, then nominate a prime minister and form a government after which problems start and stances blast", he said.

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has postponed for the tenth time a session of the house to elect a president last of which scheduled for yesterday. The next session was set for December 29.

Lebanon is in a political vacuum since Syria keeps killing the anti-Syria politicians the end of the presidential mandate of the outgoing President Emile Lahoud on the 24 of November following political differences between the parliamentary majority and opposition and the connection tying the president's issue with foreign and regional political aspects.
Posted by: Seafarious 2007-12-24
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=215025