Hariri’s Assignment Confuses Letters Among “March 8” Forces



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Hariri's assignment confuses the cards between powers

Nazir Rida wrote in Asharq Al-Awsat:
The division of political forces by the nomination of former Prime Minister Saad Hariri to form the new government mixed the letters of the alliances and contributed to the fragmentation of the forces on March 8 between the main axes and currents, for the first time since the elections. 2016 presidential; Between the “Free Patriotic Movement”, “Hezbollah” and “the Amal Movement”.

The vice president of Parliament, Elie Ferzli, does not consider this division an emergency. Since the “vertical alignment between (8) and (14) began to disappear a long time ago”, referring to the transformations of the president of the “Progressive Socialist Party” Walid Jumblatt, the presidential arrangement in 2016 and the “Maarab Agreement” in 2015, again speaking to “Asharq Al-Awsat” “Some parties believe that Hariri should not be accused of continuing to play at the collapse of the state.” He said: “This is a strategic mistake,” noting that “the reproduction of the state requires realistic consideration, and we put together the basic components of the country. Christians, Sunnis and Shiites. So; I think that assigning Hariri is a very necessary matter at the strategic level, because it strengthens the logic of the state.

With the different reasons that push the “Free Patriotic Movement” and the “Lebanese Forces” and other forces not to name Hariri, Ferzli believes that in the end “they fulfill an objective and come to a conclusion, despite the different starting points. and the reasons behind this, “and confirms that Hariri’s refusal is important. The justifications” serve to keep the Sunni community open to various outside interference from extremism and countries seeking to enter the Lebanese arena, and the Lebanese north does not it is proof of this, because the darkness strengthens the extremist currents “. Ferzli emphasizes that “Hariri is the most qualified and accepted by the broader base to play this role, demonstrate Sunni authority and strengthen stability.”

The disagreement over naming Hariri among the ranks of “March 8” is the second test of the split after the 2016 presidential election; As it was divided between the supporters of the election of President Michel Aoun and those who opposed him. Amal and the Marada Movement were among the most prominent forces that refrained from electing Aoun at that time.

The same division is repeated in the appointment of Hariri. Apparently, “Amal” and “Al-Marada” are among the most prominent forces that tend to name him, while the “Free Patriotic Movement” refuses to name him. Hezbollah has not issued a clear position despite estimates from the “March 8” team that “the party” will not name Hariri.

The parliamentarian Talal Arslan adheres to the position of the “Free Patriotic Movement”, as well as 4 parliamentarians of the “Consultative Meeting” called “March 8” oppose the name of Hariri, pointing out that there were 6 parliamentarians in the past, and MP Jihad Al-Samad, who broke MP Baheya Hariri’s contact with him last week caused the ice between them, and MP Qassem Hashem adheres to the post of the Liberation and Development Bloc (headed by Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri), to which he also belongs.

The “Tashnak Parliament” bloc showed a distinction with the position of the “Free Patriotic Movement”, in its direction of appointing Hariri, although the bloc is considered close to the Pact and among the blocs within the “strong Lebanon bloc”, and this also applies to some independent Christian figures.



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