The Change and Reform bloc MPs called on Tuesday for a tangible partnership between all Lebanese factions on the second day of their tour on Lebanese rival parties to present the initiative set forth by the Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun as part of his bid to end the longstanding presidential vacuum. MP Emile Rahme, said after holding talks with Speaker Nabih Berri's Development and Liberation bloc at the parliament that the meeting was “positive and fruitful.” He also accused some parties of preventing Christians from realizing their apt representation within state institutions, deeming the initiative a “step towards achieving national unity.” For his part, Development and Liberation bloc MP Ayoub Hmayyed told reporters that the meeting highlighted solutions for the political standstill. On Monday, the delegation met with Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai, Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea and Kataeb Party chief Amine Gemayel. Aoun's initiative states four solutions to the presidential deadlock, the election of a president straight from the people in two phases, first by the Christians, who would eliminate candidates and on a second phase by the Lebanese people. Another solution would be a popular referendum and the candidate who obtains most votes would be elected by the parliament as a new president. The initiative also includes electing the Maronite candidate who obtains the majority of representation at the parliament, while the fourth solution states staging the parliamentary elections before of the presidential polls based on a new electoral law that provides equality between Christians and Muslims. Lebanon officially entered presidential vacuum last year on May 25 after the six-year term of former President Michel Sleiman expired. Lawmakers have repeatedly failed to choose a successor to the head of state. The impasse highlights the stark political divisions in the country.