Kataeb Lawmaker Elias Hankach indicated on Monday that there were several approaches to the presidential file, affirming that his party is in favor of an atmosphere of consensus and communication, but the democratic field is the Parliament.

“Our candidate was serious from the beginning, but the other team considered him a challenging candidate. We are dealing with a team that excels in everything except democracy,” Hankach said in an interview with LBCI.

“We do not consider the presidential entitlement as exclusively Christian, but neither Hezbollah nor anyone else can surpass the Christian will in the first Christian position in the country,” he pointed out.

“If the others had confidence that they could deliver their candidate, House Speaker Nabih Berri would have called for a session, and democracy is not negotiable,” he stressed.

“The regional tension cannot affect us internally, and we should focus on finding solutions that will keep Lebanon isolated from the outside. We should use the current situation to boost optimism within the country,” he noted.

Regarding the Army Commander, Hankach emphasized that General Joseph Aoun has been the consistent candidate since the beginning, especially as he has kept the military institution isolated from everything that has happened in the country and protected it from crisis.