MP Ghassan Skaf revealed today that “his second initiative towards achieving the presidential election has taken its course and will have its complete components in the next few days.”

Skaf’s words came after a greeting visit he paid today on the occasion of Eid Al-Fitr to the Mufti of Zahle and the Bekaa, Sheikh Ali Al-Ghazawi, and the Mufti of Rashaya, Sheikh Wafik Hijazi.

Skaf said: “In the first initiative, the tendency was towards one candidate that everyone would accept, in order to avoid disrupting the quorum, but some parties disrupted the quorum nevertheless, and today there are other parties ready to disrupt the quorum.”

He continued: “In the second initiative, I am looking for a way out to prevent quorum disruption by finding two opposing candidates (a candidate from each team), whereby each candidate must convince his team not to disrupt the quorum and convince those hesitant to vote for him.’

Skaf concluded: “We are in a democratic system, and democracy requires that we accept the results of the elections. Let us go to elections, and let the one who is chosen by the people’s representatives win, and we all congratulate him and stand by his side for the salvation of the country.’

Source: National News Agency – Lebanon