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Change and Reform bloc says not awaiting a “regional signal” over presidential elections

17-03-2015 | 12:39

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The Change and Reform bloc called on Tuesday for continuing the dialogues that are ongoing between several parties away from disruption, noting the rival March 14 camp is trying to make up for its “losses” via the formation of a national council.

“Any remarks that take us backwards under several excuses are not helpful and all rogue voices must be silenced,” the bloc said after its weekly meeting in Rabieh in a statement read by former minister Salim Jreissati.

The bloc's call is an apparent jab at the March 14 camp, which on Saturday criticized Iran and Hezbollah, accusing them of “seeking to extend the presidential vacuum” and driving Lebanon into the region's conflicts.

March 14 also declared the formation of a National Council that includes political parties, independents and civil society activists.

The coalition's statement, however, did not mention the Change and Reform bloc or the Free Patriotic Movement.

As for the presidential vacuum, the bloc stressed that it is not awaiting a “regional signal.”

The country has been plunged into a presidential vacuum since Michel Sleiman's mandate ended on May 25, 2014.

Political disputes and electoral rivalry between Change and Reform bloc leader MP Michel Aoun and Lebanese Forces chief Samir Geagea have thwarted the election of a successor.

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