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| Sfeir to set up committee to reach consensus on new president |
| 2007-10-15 |
| Lebanon's Christian leaders of the majority and the opposition have all agreed with Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir on the formation of a joint committee to try reach consensus on a presidential candidate. The committee, according to reliable sources, would comprise two or three members from each of the March 14 Majority and March 8 opposition and would hold meetings behind closed doors to try to reach a consensus on a presidential candidate under the Sfeir's auspices. The proposal was agreed in separate meetings between Sfeir and Maronite representatives of both factions on Thursday and Friday. Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun and former MP Suleiman Franjieh, both representing the Hezbollah-led opposition, met Sfeir at the latter's seat in Bkirki on Thursday. |
| Posted by:Fred |