Jihad Samad, center, during a meeting between President Joseph Aoun and Shiite MPs in Baabda on Oct. 27, 2025. (Photo taken from the presidency's X account)
Last week, the Sunni MP for Dinnieh, Jihad Samad, joined the parliamentary delegation of the Amal-Hezbollah alliance during talks with President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam to discuss the electoral law. This was a way to show that his long-standing alliance with Hezbollah remains unchanged, despite the increasing polarization regarding Hezbollah and its military arsenal. The MP is the last Sunni ally of this camp, abandoned by his traditional partners following the decline of the Iran-led axis and the fall of the Assad regime in Syria on Dec. 8 This choice, however, could backfire in the upcoming parliamentary elections. Dig a little deeper into this story Behind the recent Karameh-bin Farhan meeting in Beirut Some observers believe that Samad may have chosen to maintain his alliance with Hezbollah for strategic...
Last week, the Sunni MP for Dinnieh, Jihad Samad, joined the parliamentary delegation of the Amal-Hezbollah alliance during talks with President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam to discuss the electoral law. This was a way to show that his long-standing alliance with Hezbollah remains unchanged, despite the increasing polarization regarding Hezbollah and its military arsenal. The MP is the last Sunni ally of this camp, abandoned by his traditional partners following the decline of the Iran-led axis and the fall of the Assad regime in Syria on Dec. 8 This choice, however, could backfire in the upcoming parliamentary elections. Dig a little deeper into this story Behind the recent Karameh-bin Farhan meeting in Beirut Some observers believe that Samad may have chosen to maintain his alliance with Hezbollah for strategic...
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