Marada Movement chief MP Sleiman Frangieh denied on Friday reports of a dispute with the Free Patriotic Movement, adding however that he has different viewpoints on several issues, mainly a proposal to implement a federal system in Lebanon. Frangieh’s comments were made during a press conference he held in Bnashii. “We will continue to stand with FPM leader MP Michel Aoun so long as he adheres to his policies,” he added. FPM supporters marched Thursday towards the Grand Serail and scuffled with soldiers who stopped them from reaching their destination. The tension on the streets occurred as Aoun's son-in-law Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil had a heated dispute with Prime Minister Tammam Salam during a cabinet session over the "violation of the Lebanese Constitution and the breached Christian president’s powers." Lebanon has been plunged into a presidential vacuum since President Michel Sleiman's six-year mandate ended in May last year. Frangieh, who is a member of Aoun's Change and Reform parliamentary bloc, said that Aoun is keen on Lebanon’s Christians and wants to give them their rights. Frangieh also rejected a proposal submitted by the FPM to have a federal system in the country. “We can't tell our partners in the country that we no longer want them,” he added. “Federalism would make the situation much worse,” he concluded by saying.