The leader of the Progressive Socialist Party Walid Joumblatt (left) speaking with the Speaker of Parliament, Nabih Berri, Tuesday in Aïn al-Tineh. (Credit: Hassan Brahim/Parliament Flickr account)
Amid a stalled presidential election, the battle for Marada Movement leader Sleiman Frangieh seems far from over, at least for Amal and Hezbollah.Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) leader Walid Joumblatt appears to believe the two rivals, Zgharta MP Michel Moawad — supported by the opposition including the PSP — and Sleiman Frangieh — the favorite of the pro-Hezbollah camp — no longer have a chance at the presidency and that the time has come to find a different solution. Hezbollah and Amal do not seem to agree with Joumblatt. On the contrary, the two parties are intensifying their efforts to ensure that Frangieh secures sufficient votes to take office. Read more: Why Michel Moawad is fed up with the presidential race This dynamic contradicts Joumblatt’s efforts to pave the way for consensus ahead of next week’s Paris meeting on...
Amid a stalled presidential election, the battle for Marada Movement leader Sleiman Frangieh seems far from over, at least for Amal and Hezbollah.Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) leader Walid Joumblatt appears to believe the two rivals, Zgharta MP Michel Moawad — supported by the opposition including the PSP — and Sleiman Frangieh — the favorite of the pro-Hezbollah camp — no longer have a chance at the presidency and that the time has come to find a different solution. Hezbollah and Amal do not seem to agree with Joumblatt. On the contrary, the two parties are intensifying their efforts to ensure that Frangieh secures sufficient votes to take office. Read more: Why Michel Moawad is fed up with the presidential race This dynamic contradicts Joumblatt’s efforts to pave the way for consensus ahead of next week’s Paris...