The National Entente bloc meets on Oct. 28, 2024. (Credit: Photo from Faisal Karami's X account)
Everyone agrees that it will be hard for Hezbollah to secure the election of its presidential candidate, Marada Movement Leader Sleiman Frangieh, after its war with Israel, the fall of the Assad regime in Syria and the other setbacks suffered by its axis. Read more A closer look into Lebanese presidential candidates' list While Frangieh has not explicitly withdrawn from the presidential race, Hezbollah can no longer rely on Faisal Karami, one of its most loyal allies, in the elections. The latter decided to withhold his vote for Frangieh and instead support a consensus candidate. This will further weaken Frangieh’s position, which is already facing a major hurdle posed by the major Christian parties.However, former minister Wiam Wahhab, another traditional Hezbollah ally, wrote on X on Dec. 20 that Hezbollah and its allies...
Everyone agrees that it will be hard for Hezbollah to secure the election of its presidential candidate, Marada Movement Leader Sleiman Frangieh, after its war with Israel, the fall of the Assad regime in Syria and the other setbacks suffered by its axis. Read more A closer look into Lebanese presidential candidates' list While Frangieh has not explicitly withdrawn from the presidential race, Hezbollah can no longer rely on Faisal Karami, one of its most loyal allies, in the elections. The latter decided to withhold his vote for Frangieh and instead support a consensus candidate. This will further weaken Frangieh’s position, which is already facing a major hurdle posed by the major Christian parties.However, former minister Wiam Wahhab, another traditional Hezbollah ally, wrote on X on Dec. 20 that Hezbollah and its allies...
