The head of the Free Patriotic Movement, Gibran Bassil, confirms that his bloc has the largest bloc in the Lebanese parliament, “despite some declaring his fictitious victory,” stressing that “we will not let money and fraud go unnoticed, and we still represent a majority in Jezzine.”
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Head of the Free Patriotic Movement, Gebran Bassil
The head of the Free Patriotic Movement, Gebran Bassil, held a press conference today, Tuesday, following the release of the results of the legislative elections, reiterating “from the victor’s position”, as he put it, his call for “dialogue with everyone.”
Bassil said, “Many were expecting us to die politically in these elections, and this matter did not materialize.” “The elections for us are a way to work more, and we are ready to work with all the people,” he added.
He continued, “We learned many lessons from these elections, and our victory is mixed with sadness for the victims, especially the victims of the Port of Beirut, and with concern for the future.”
Bassil affirmed that “we have the largest bloc and bloc in Parliament,” noting that “with the imaginary victory announced by some, yesterday, Monday, the price of the dollar witnessed a big jump in the market.”
He stressed that “diversity is required, but fragmentation is rejected,” noting that “the idea of eliminating anyone is an illusion, and the issue of technocrats is rejected. There is popular legitimacy that we must respect.”
Bassil believed that “today is not the time for a duel and who is the strongest. We are forced to put our hands in each other’s hands for the sake of Lebanon’s interest.”
He continued, “Our wound in the movement is Jezzine, where the error occurred because of the performance of the movement, and because of the political siege we faced there,” noting that “despite the political money, we still represent the majority in Jezzine.”
The head of the Free Patriotic Movement renewed his call for dialogue for Lebanon, saying: “We extend our hands to everyone at home and abroad for cooperation.”
was Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, Nabih BerriFor his part, he thanked the Lebanese voters who voted in the recent legislative elections, calling for the election results to be a “Lebanese day in which the Lebanese meet to renounce hate speech.”
Berri stressed that “Lebanon possesses all the elements of power to preserve its wealth.”
The Lebanese Minister of Interior and Municipalities, Bassam Mawlawi, announcedEarlier today, Tuesday, the names of the winning candidates in the second northern constituency, to complement the results that were issued before it for all other constituencies, after Announcing the names of the winning candidates In 12 out of 15 constituencies, in the Lebanese parliamentary elections, which took place last Sunday.