From left to right: Achraf Rifi, Michel Moawad, Fouad Makhzoumi and Adib Abdel Massih, members of the Renewal bloc, May 28, 2023. (Credit: The group's X account)
Michel Moawad does not give up. After his parliamentary bloc (the Renewal bloc) crumbled due to internal disagreements, the former presidential candidate is working to piece it back together.When it was formed, following the 2022 legislative elections, this parliamentary bloc, which included Moawad (Zgharta, Maronite), Adib Abdel Massih (Koura, Greek-Orthodox), Ashraf Rifi (Tripoli, Sunni) and Fouad Makhzoumi (Beirut, Sunni), stood out from other blocs because it includes MPs from different communities while maintaining a coherent political position, placing it in the camp opposing Hezbollah. Read more Amid local and regional rebalancing, Sunni comeback takes its first steps. However, the departure of Abdel Massih in June 2024, followed by the recent disagreement between Rifi and Makhzoumi (both tempted by a candidacy for prime...
Michel Moawad does not give up. After his parliamentary bloc (the Renewal bloc) crumbled due to internal disagreements, the former presidential candidate is working to piece it back together.When it was formed, following the 2022 legislative elections, this parliamentary bloc, which included Moawad (Zgharta, Maronite), Adib Abdel Massih (Koura, Greek-Orthodox), Ashraf Rifi (Tripoli, Sunni) and Fouad Makhzoumi (Beirut, Sunni), stood out from other blocs because it includes MPs from different communities while maintaining a coherent political position, placing it in the camp opposing Hezbollah. Read more Amid local and regional rebalancing, Sunni comeback takes its first steps. However, the departure of Abdel Massih in June 2024, followed by the recent disagreement between Rifi and Makhzoumi (both tempted by a candidacy for prime...
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