Free Patriotic Movement leader Gebran Bassil and Commander-in-Chief Joseph Aoun on Jan. 8, 2024. (Photo pulled from the military institution's X account)
Never turn your back on Christians. This is the principle through which Druze leader Walid Joumblatt approached the presidential election. Has the former head of the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) departed from this rule by making official his support for Lebanese Army Chief Joseph Aoun’s candidacy for the presidency? The question arises because, at a time when Amal and Hezbollah still seem reluctant about this option, all eyes are focused on the Christian parties that have a majority of seats in Parliament, namely the Lebanese Forces (LF), and especially the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) which despises the army chief. At a time when LF has yet to announce an official position on Aoun’s candidacy, the FPM has seen it as an opportunity to return to its rhetoric — which it adopted from 2024 to 2026 — concerning what it considers to be...
Never turn your back on Christians. This is the principle through which Druze leader Walid Joumblatt approached the presidential election. Has the former head of the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) departed from this rule by making official his support for Lebanese Army Chief Joseph Aoun’s candidacy for the presidency? The question arises because, at a time when Amal and Hezbollah still seem reluctant about this option, all eyes are focused on the Christian parties that have a majority of seats in Parliament, namely the Lebanese Forces (LF), and especially the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) which despises the army chief. At a time when LF has yet to announce an official position on Aoun’s candidacy, the FPM has seen it as an opportunity to return to its rhetoric — which it adopted from 2024 to 2026 — concerning what it considers...
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