The Lebanese House Speaker Nabih Berri refuted all the rumors which claimed that Hezbollah, Amal Movement, and allies would cast a blank ballot in the twelfth session of the presidential elections set to be held on Wednesday, June 14.

“We will vote for Head of Marada Movement Sleiman Franjiyeh; no one of us stated that we would cast a blank ballot,” Speaker Berri told Al-Akhbar daily on Wednesday.

Speaker Berri added, “We cast blank ballots before announcing the nomination of Franjiyeh.” “Had the other parties accepted my call for a national dialogue, we would not have reached this situation.”

Hezbollah Deputy Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem stressed Tuesday that the dialogue is the only way to end the presidential vacuum, adding that the dialogue has to be held without any preconditions.

Sheikh Qassem affirmed none can impose a confrontational candidate for presidency.

For his part, member of Loyalty to Resistance bloc, MP Hasan Fadlallah, indicated that the constitutional choices Hezbollah and allies will resort to in the vote session are many, adding that the dialogue among the various blocs can provide a resolution for the presidential deadlock.

It’s worth noting that Speaker Berri called for a session on 14 June to vote for a new president.

Source: Al-Manar English Website