Hachem to MTV: There is an issue with sovereignty regarding Salam's nomination, but instead, they're calling it a domestic decision
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Member of the Democratic Gathering bloc, MP Wael Abou Faour, to MTV: We worked with Mikati during difficult years, and our experience with him was more than positive, but politics has its rules, and he bravely accepted our stance
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Abou Faour to MTV: We were inclined toward Mikati, but we noticed a popular campaign calling for a new figure, and Nawaf Salam's name was proposed by the Democratic Gathering
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Abou Faour to MTV: The rumors about a disagreement between Walid and Taymour Jumblatt are untrue; their decision was mutual
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Member of the Development and Liberation bloc, MP Kassem Hachem, to MTV: There was an agreement between us and Jumblatt to name Mikati, and President Joseph Aoun provided us with guarantees between the two election sessions, which also covered the position of Prime Minister
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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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