Opposition deputies gathered in the premises of the Renewal bloc in Beirut, on Jan. 2, 2025. (Photo provided by the Renewal group)
In the run-up to the Jan. 9 parliamentary session devoted to electing a president, the opposition’s preparations continue slowly but steadily. With less than one week ahead of the session, those opposing Hezbollah, though grouped in a “restricted opposition” of 31 MPs (excluding the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) and other members of the opposition in the broadest sense of the term), have not selected a candidate. There are still deep differences between them over certain names. On the other hand, they are all open to compromise. “But that doesn’t mean we’ll accept any candidate. We won’t allow anyone to impose conditions on us in order to endorse certain so-called consensus options,” an opposition MP told L’Orient-Le Jour on the condition of anonymity. This position was set out in a statement issued on Thursday at the end of the...
In the run-up to the Jan. 9 parliamentary session devoted to electing a president, the opposition’s preparations continue slowly but steadily. With less than one week ahead of the session, those opposing Hezbollah, though grouped in a “restricted opposition” of 31 MPs (excluding the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) and other members of the opposition in the broadest sense of the term), have not selected a candidate. There are still deep differences between them over certain names. On the other hand, they are all open to compromise. “But that doesn’t mean we’ll accept any candidate. We won’t allow anyone to impose conditions on us in order to endorse certain so-called consensus options,” an opposition MP told L’Orient-Le Jour on the condition of anonymity. This position was set out in a statement issued on Thursday...
