National coalition fails to name new president, Atassi keeps vice presidency

   National Coalition couldn't name new president yesterday after the failure of all the candidates to obtain the minimum for the success of 57 votes out of 113.

 A source from the election hall said that Suheir Atassi the only member only  who won 76 votes and kept her previous position as Coalition vice president while the candidate  Mohamed Farouk Tayfour for the second deputy president had won only 50 votes.

 According to the president chair, None of the nominees had achieved the rate of voted which is need to win (51 votes at least). the votes were obtained by the contenders were very close and converged, Mustafa Sabbagh won 46 votes, and Ahmed Asi Jarba won 49 votes.

 In relevant development, National Coalition member, Haitham al-Maleh, told Zaman Alwasl that Ghassan Hito, the current Opposition government will be replaced by another well-known figure of the opposition as well as we have thousands of diplomats and political dissidents who are very qualified and got the expertise. ''Hito is unknown personality for the most of Syrians,'' al-Maleh Added.

Today, the discussions regarding the new prime minister will take place. al-Maleh concluded.

In relevant context, Deputy General Observer of the Muslim Brotherhood in Syria told Zaman Alwasl that no discussions had taken place in the ongoing Istanbul meeting about attending Geneva 2.

 Mohamed Tayfour, the prominent opposition figure, said we hope to find consensus president better that going to the elections.

 Tayfur admitted to Zaman Alwasl that the atmosphere of the closed meetings of the coalition, marred by tension according to the large number of cases to be discussed.