Representative Ghassan Skaf indicated that “there is a presidential initiative, hoping that it will succeed this time and that it will be at the invitation of Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, and under the roof of parliament, by having representatives of parliamentary blocs sit at the dialogue table following the holidays, to agree on a basket of names from which the first three names will be selected.” And we take it to the parliament to elect a president of the republic, calling for the production of internal immunity for consensus and dialogue.”
He pointed out, in a statement while receiving Christmas well-wishers at his home in Aytha al-Fakhar in the Rashaya district, that “we are facing a permanent presidential election, and we are the only country in the world that does not have a president of the republic nor an effective government, but rather a caretaker government in the narrow sense, and the only country that does not We have a judiciary, meaning that the presidential vacancy has led to vacancy in all state institutions.”
Skaff considered, “The only institution today that is still functioning is the institution of the House of Representatives, and we, as deputies, have a duty to strive with all our efforts to produce a president for the republic as quickly as possible, because the country is no longer able to carry and we have become at the bottom of failed states, and people are starving, We are really in hell, and we need a president to get the country out of hell.”
He stated, “We are making vigorous endeavors today, and we will return to them following the festive season to break the ice between the parliamentary blocs and bring everyone together at the dialogue table, so that these efforts lead to producing a president for the republic,” noting that “the only agenda is the issue of the presidency,” considering that “this dialogue needs A mechanism, and it requires that all the blocs represented in the parliament meet under one roof, through a representative of each bloc, to sit at the dialogue table, and then discuss the names for the presidency of the republic, and every representative of a bloc comes with a name preferred by the bloc for the presidency of the republic.
Skaff stressed, “The criterion that can be taken is the criterion that corresponds to the number of deputies in the bloc, and then the names are put forward and placed in one basket and the first three names are selected from them, and we go with the names to the parliament to elect a president of the republic, hoping that this will be done very quickly.” “.
He explained, “We have to produce an internal immunity that can lead to agreement on the names in the basket, but this internal immunity must accompany the external endeavor to produce a president for the republic, and we do not accept that the outside imposes the name of a president of the republic and asks the deputies to vote and mark the president who In this case, I confirm that I will not participate in the electoral process.”
Skaf believed, “We have to work on producing a basket of names and thus keep pace with the external endeavor to produce the president because we need external financial and economic support. Here I confirm that the election of the president will not take place without the blessing of Saudi Arabia, which will not accept the election of a president hostile to it while it is asked for financial and economic support.” “.
