Asmar to MTV: When we realized there was no hope for Makhzoumi's election as Prime Minister, we chose to nominate Nawaf Salam based on numerical calculations
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MP Michel Douaihy to MTV: The priority for many parliamentary blocs was to prevent Najib Mikati's return to the premiership, and opposition MPs agreed to nominate Salam after confirming he would secure more than 50 votes
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MP Ibrahim Mneimneh to MTV: My candidacy for the premiership was aimed at creating momentum around a unifying figure, and it was coordinated with Nawaf Salam; we achieved our goal, and the candidacy yielded its results
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Mneimneh to MTV: We reject the talk of exclusion, and we will begin communicating with all political forces; the topic of change for us has ended, and we have now shifted to the goal of building the state
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MP Said Asmar to MTV: The Lebanese Forces are always the key player, but no one can claim sole credit for bringing in new faces; rather, it is the convergence of the sovereign forces
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Abou Faour to MTV: We were not involved in the alleged agreement between the Shiite duo and President Joseph Aoun, so we must be cautious in using terms that imply a coup
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Abou Faour to MTV: Our goal during the consultations was not to dismiss Mikati but to nominate a distinguished figure who could inspire hope among the Lebanese people, and we sensed public support for Nawaf Salam
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Douaihy to MTV: No one is being excluded in this country; we are entering a new phase of practicing politics in Lebanon, and those who neither voted for Joseph Aoun nor endorsed Salam should position themselves in the opposition
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Asmar to MTV: Hezbollah is now leveraging the Shiite sect to rally support, following a decline in backing from Iran and its inability to impose its preferred candidates for the presidency and premiership on the Lebanese, as it once did
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