Hariri made the remark to reporters after talks with Druze Spiritual leader Sheikh Naim Hassan at the latter's seat in Beirut.

 "We haven't received any guarantees, but we are in a path that leads to the election of a president on May 13. All March 14 MPs would go to parliament to elect a president," Hariri announced.

"We have a real chance to elect a president on May 13," Hariri added.

"If we decide to engage in dialogue (called for by Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri) we want to know that we would elect a president on May 13," Hariri added.

He set the rule: "As long as no one is against dialogue, no one should be against electing a president on May 13."

Hariri said Lebanon is "the only country in the world that does not have a president. This is a major crime committed against us and against the country."

"We support a county-constituency elections law and we support the formation of a national unity government as well as any other proposed settlements, but we cannot achieve all that without a president. We should focus on electing a president on May 13."