A new proposal aimed at ending the protracted presidential impasse is being discussed and has reportedly received the support of a number of influential foreign powers, said the daily An Nahar on Friday.
It said that the suggestion called for the election of one of the current presidential candidates for a two-year term.
During this time, a new parliamentary electoral law would be approved and the polls would then be held in order to reshuffle state institutions, reported An Nahar.
The plan has received the support of Russia, Syria, and Saudi Arabia, it added.
Moscow has reportedly pledged to carry out talks with Tehran and Damascus, who will both prepare the conditions among their Lebanese allies to support the plan to elect a new president, it said.
Riyadh will meanwhile carry out contacts with Arab and international powers to garner their support, explained An Nahar.
Lebanon has been without a president since May 2014 when the term of Michel Suleiman ended without the election of a successor.
Ongoing disputes between the rival March 8 and 14 camps over a compromise candidate have thwarted the polls.
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Fuente: http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/192090-report-new-proposal-to-end-pre...
