The leader of the Marada Movement, Sleiman Frangieh, speaks from the Presidential Palace in Baabda on Jan. 11, 2022. (Credit: Dalati and Nohra)
Will Sleiman Frangieh be the next president? One of the first to be considered as having entered the race for Baabda, without ever officially announcing it, the zaïm of Zgharta is increasingly deemed a serious contender to win the presidency . While the Marada Movement leader who hails from Zgharta is actively trying to present himself as a consensus figure, despite his clear political positioning in the heart of the pro-Hezbollah March 8 camp, he still needs to wait for a favorable alignment of the stars. Below we explore what could prove the essential keys to opening the doors of the Presidential Palace to Frangieh.The Shiite tandemFrangieh must be able to count, above all, on his main allies in Lebanon: the Amal-Hezbollah tandem. At first glance, the task does not seem difficult, as he appears to be the two parties’ preferred...
Will Sleiman Frangieh be the next president? One of the first to be considered as having entered the race for Baabda, without ever officially announcing it, the zaïm of Zgharta is increasingly deemed a serious contender to win the presidency . While the Marada Movement leader who hails from Zgharta is actively trying to present himself as a consensus figure, despite his clear political positioning in the heart of the pro-Hezbollah March 8 camp, he still needs to wait for a favorable alignment of the stars. Below we explore what could prove the essential keys to opening the doors of the Presidential Palace to Frangieh.The Shiite tandemFrangieh must be able to count, above all, on his main allies in Lebanon: the Amal-Hezbollah tandem. At first glance, the task does not seem difficult, as he appears to be the two parties’ preferred...