Exclusive, “Akhbar al-Yawm” agency

A source close to Berri: it is not true that consensus should be on a specific person

Despite the prevailing deadlock regarding presidential entitlement, there seems to be an internal movement.

In this context, a source close to Ain el-Tineh, pointed out via the "Akhbar al-Yawm" agency, that the contacts continue and take place unannounced through more than one channel, and are likely to develop further and may appear publicly later, stressing that the Speaker of the Parliament will return his dialogue initiative, as it is a responsibility and the trend towards seriousness in dealing and the positive results that can be produced.

Concerning the words of Maronite Patriarch Mar Bechara Boutros al-Rahi last Sunday, in which he called for the adoption of an ordinary quorum in the subsequent election Sessions, the source pointed out that Berri was the first to warn of the repercussions of the vacuum before anyone, stressing that the country cannot bear the vacancy, and the search was supposed to be quick, hence his initiative to dialogue, which the blocs did not respond to.

He was asked: the Shiite duo calls for consensus on the name proposed by him, doesn't it mean an imposition? The source replied: It is not true that the consensus should be on a specific person, but we must agree on the specifications and the program based on the circumstances of the stage.