‘We want a normal state’: Saad Hariri announces return of (new) Future Movement

A sensational comeback. Before a massive cheering crowd, the head of the Future Movement, Saad Hariri, announced on Friday the return of his political formation and his readiness to participate in all upcoming political events. The slogans preceding his public reappearance had made it clear: ‘No, history is not finished... the Future is ahead of us.’ A play on words that perfectly summarizes the Hariri vision and its alignment with a now most conducive political context.In a concise speech brimming with messages in all directions, the former Prime Minister propelled his political movement into the new local and regional landscape on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the attack that killed his father, Rafic Hariri. While extending a hand to Hezbollah, he also invited it to reconsider the foundations of its destructive practices. He...