Title: "Hezbollah" and Berri Stick to Franjieh, Saudi Arabia Adheres to "Taif"

"Hezbollah" and Speaker of the House Nabih Berri have informed the spokesman for the five-member committee, Jean-Yves Le Drian, that there will be no discussion of a third presidential candidate and that their candidate is Franjieh. Sources emphasized to "Nidaa al-Watan" that this team's reliance on the Saudi position is incorrect, as Saudi Arabia demands that the presidential elections be conducted according to the "Taif Agreement." It will not accept a dialogue that undermines the constitution but seeks a president outside of factional alignments who can open the door for Riyadh's support for Lebanon.