Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati at the inauguration of the new Middle East Airlines building in Beirut on Jan. 10, 2023. (Credit: Dalati and Nohra)
The cabinet will meet on Wednesday at 10 a.m. in the Grand Serail, headed by caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati and with a green light from Hezbollah.Hezbollah appears to have taken sides and set its priorities.While it continues to block the presidential election pending an agreement that seems far-fetched at the moment, it appears the party does not want to be responsible for the paralysis of the caretaker cabinet in a context of an unprecedented economic crisis.Above all, Hezbollah does not want to see its relations with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, Mikati’s No. 1 supporter, deteriorate to the benefit of its Christian ally, Free Patriotic Movement leader Gebran Bassil, who continues to give the party a hard time.This is especially true although the Christian cover provided by the FPM remains essential to Hezbollah.What is more,...
The cabinet will meet on Wednesday at 10 a.m. in the Grand Serail, headed by caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati and with a green light from Hezbollah.Hezbollah appears to have taken sides and set its priorities.While it continues to block the presidential election pending an agreement that seems far-fetched at the moment, it appears the party does not want to be responsible for the paralysis of the caretaker cabinet in a context of an unprecedented economic crisis.Above all, Hezbollah does not want to see its relations with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, Mikati’s No. 1 supporter, deteriorate to the benefit of its Christian ally, Free Patriotic Movement leader Gebran Bassil, who continues to give the party a hard time.This is especially true although the Christian cover provided by the FPM remains essential to Hezbollah.What is...
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