Lebanon's parliament majority leader MP Saad Hariri said at an Iftar dinner after meeting House Speaker Nabih Berri as part of continuous efforts to reach a consensus Presidential candidate, that the era of imposing a new head of state is over.The daily An Nahar said Sunday that Berri briefed Hariri on the outcome of the meetings held separately by the speaker's envoys and Lebanese political leaders, the latest of which was with PSP chief and Democratic Gathering bloc leader MP Walid Jumblatt on Saturday.
Hariri, in turn, notified Berri of the details of his talks with Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir, Prime Minister Fouad Saniora and Lebanese Forces leaders Samir Geagea. "I'm sure these rounds of talks will, God willing, produce a new President" for Lebanon, Hariri told an Iftar dinner in honor of families of the northern Akkar province. "Gone with the era of imposing presidents on Lebanon," Hariri stressed. "The era of free, independent and national decision shall start Â… the era of pure and only Made in Parliament Lebanese presidents."