Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai giving an Easter mass in honor of France on Monday April 10, 2023 in Bkirki. (Credit: Maronite Patriarchate via Twitter)
The political forces hostile to Hezbollah say they are determined to prevent the party from imposing its own presidential candidate. They are adamant about blocking Marada Movement leader Sleiman Frangieh's path to Baabda Presidential Palace.Frangieh's candidacy is endorsed by both the Amal Movement and Hezbollah, to the great displeasure of the country's main Christian parties, ie, the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM), the Lebanese Forces (LF), and the Kataeb, as well as Bkirki— the seat of the Maronite Church.During his Sunday sermon — and for the first time since the beginning of the presidential election period — Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rai implicitly criticized Frangieh while calling for the swift election of a new head of state.“Leaders cannot enjoy power indefinitely if they do not have renewed trust, because this trust is the...
The political forces hostile to Hezbollah say they are determined to prevent the party from imposing its own presidential candidate. They are adamant about blocking Marada Movement leader Sleiman Frangieh's path to Baabda Presidential Palace.Frangieh's candidacy is endorsed by both the Amal Movement and Hezbollah, to the great displeasure of the country's main Christian parties, ie, the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM), the Lebanese Forces (LF), and the Kataeb, as well as Bkirki— the seat of the Maronite Church.During his Sunday sermon — and for the first time since the beginning of the presidential election period — Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rai implicitly criticized Frangieh while calling for the swift election of a new head of state.“Leaders cannot enjoy power indefinitely if they do not have renewed trust, because this trust...