Michel Moawad during a press conference in Parliament after the eleventh presidential electoral session on Jan. 19, 2023. (Credit: Lebanese Parliament via Flickr)
“A lackluster play.”Independent Zgharta MP Michel Moawad did not thin words when describing the election of Lebanon's next president—a process that has been blocked since late September due to a lack of compromise.Hezbollah MPs and their allies have been withdrawing from every parliamentary session after the first round of voting in order to prevent the election of Moawad, the opposition camp's frontrunner candidate.During a televised interview with Al-Jadeed on Sunday evening, the Zgharta MP expressed his exasperation. He said he is “not ready to carry on” in this fashion, where his “name is being slipped into the ballot box without any result.”While Moawad has assured — so far — that he is not willing to withdraw his candidacy, his frustration seems to be the harbinger of new actions aimed at unblocking the election.This is...
“A lackluster play.”Independent Zgharta MP Michel Moawad did not thin words when describing the election of Lebanon's next president—a process that has been blocked since late September due to a lack of compromise.Hezbollah MPs and their allies have been withdrawing from every parliamentary session after the first round of voting in order to prevent the election of Moawad, the opposition camp's frontrunner candidate.During a televised interview with Al-Jadeed on Sunday evening, the Zgharta MP expressed his exasperation. He said he is “not ready to carry on” in this fashion, where his “name is being slipped into the ballot box without any result.”While Moawad has assured — so far — that he is not willing to withdraw his candidacy, his frustration seems to be the harbinger of new actions aimed at unblocking the...
