Lebanon's majority leader Saad Hariri said General Michel Aoun could be the father of March 14 coalition, because we have so much in common with him. "Aoun believes in the tribunal, the UN resolutions , Paris 3 conference and wants good relations with all countries " , Hariri saidHariri added: "We committed an error in dealing with Aoun and he too committed an error in dealing with us. We have no problem with him but he should have cooperated with us to protect and guard March 14 objectives."
Hariri told a French radio station that "when Jumblatt and I first collaborated with Hezbollah we did this for the same reasons Aoun gave for collaborating with Hezbollah. But in the end when it came to the issue of the Tribunal, Lebanon's sovereignty and independence and Syria's interference in Lebanon, Hezbollah had nothing at all to offer.
Hariri said he does not support Aoun's candidacy for the presidency of Lebanon because of Aoun's relationship with Hezbollah. Aoun shot back and called Hariri's statement a hostile act towards him and Hezbollah"
Aoun also criticized the creation of a list of candidates and said this is not fair, because the list includes the names of candidates that failed in the 2005 elections. Aoun threatened not to attend the elections if he is not the sole candidate for the presidency . Sami Haddad, a political analyst told Ya Libnan . " Aoun only believes in democracy if he is the only candidate . This is not democracy, this is dictatorship . For someone who heads a group that is called Reform and Change , Aoun's actions donÂ’t match his words. Lebanon does not need a dictator who aligns himself with Hezbollah , a party that is determined to bring Syria back. "
Aoun also criticized the US and blamed it for opposing an agreement on a consensus candidate. The aim of the US Aoun said is the disarming of Hezbollah.