Attention was drawn yesterday to the expected return of Prime Minister Saad Hariri from allies and opponents to Beirut, ending the series of leaks, analyzes, and speculations about the date of his return, to subsequently launch on the ground the electoral “alarm”, an analysis, interpretation and planning of the map of nominations and alliances in light of the expected decision that he will take and through which he will determine the fate of the battle And formed in the next parliamentary entitlement in May.
While Hariri was keen to make his first official return from the Grand Serail, followed by a visit to the Dar al-Ifta and the tomb of the martyred Prime Minister Rafic Hariri, this image, according to circles accompanying his return, “reflected clear dimensions of his weight in the balance of leadership of the Sunni community,” noting that “in isolation from the weighting of the Sunni community’s leadership.” His reluctance to run personally for the elections, as in the background of yesterday’s scene, a clear message appeared confirming that Hariri’s Sunni leadership is not dependent on his parliamentary seat, just as it is the case with many Lebanese leaders who run and do not run for elections, with the exception of President Nabih Berri’s need for the parliamentary seat to take over. The second presidency.
Emphasizing that the coming hours will witness Hariri putting the issue of maturing his final electoral decision “on a quiet fire”, whether through his meetings with members of his bloc and those close to him, or through his political consultations with allies, led by Berri and head of the Progressive Socialist Party Walid Jumblatt, the circles She herself saw that the period between the commemoration of February 14 will be more like the period of “the calm before the storm”, especially after Hariri’s decision had led to “setting out and mapping electoral trends in Beirut and the regions.”
For its part, the “Liwaa” pointed out that Hariri’s expected return to Beirut hijacked the political scene, and strongly re-shed the light on the issue of holding the upcoming parliamentary elections, and while he did not make any statement or position after his meeting, both Prime Minister Najib Mikati and Mufti Abdul Latif Derian, it was reported that Hariri informed the Prime Minister and Mufti Derian of his intention to refrain from running for the parliamentary elections personally, and put them in the circumstances that led to such a decision.
It is expected that Hariri will continue his meetings within the next two days, visiting Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri in Ain al-Tineh, for this purpose, and chairing a meeting of the Future Parliamentary bloc, to discuss various aspects of the issue of parliamentary elections and the position on them, whether reluctance or nomination.
Political sources expected that Hariri’s reluctance to run for elections, if confirmed, would lead to confusion in the political and popular circles alike, given its repercussions and impact on the political reality, and the fear of its possible negative repercussions on the balance of political power in Lebanon.
The sources do not rule out that Prime Minister Najib Mikati will follow the example of Hariri by refraining from running for the representation as well, thus completing the contract of the club of the four former heads of government, Fouad Siniora, Najib Mikati, Saad Hariri, and Tammam Salam, and what this important and unified decision means for these four, taken together, Locally, Arably and internationally, and its potential effects on all levels, at a time when questions increased about who represents Beirut, and what about the fate of the settlements and solutions offered to the country.
On the other hand, the Center House circles, in contact with the electronic “al-Anbaa”, indicated that Hariri will hold a meeting in the coming hours for the Future Bloc to put it in the atmosphere of the contacts he made, whether abroad or at home, and he will also discuss with them what he concluded in his assessment of the last political stage. From the martyrdom of his father, Martyr Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, to the moment of his apology for forming the government last September, on the subject of the parliamentary elections, and what is said about his personal reluctance to run for office.
The middle house circles pointed out that all possibilities exist, and what the coming hours hold will be sufficient to answer those questions.
In this context, a member of the Future Bloc, MP Muhammad Al-Hajjar, said in an interview with the electronic “al-Anbaa”: “Prime Minister Hariri returned to Beirut after completing a period of time in which he worked on evaluating the past 17 years, that is, since the martyrdom of Prime Minister Rafic Hariri and his arrival to Lebanon. To the date of his apology for forming the government, it is expected that the Future Bloc’s deputies and leaders will put the conclusions he reached, and discuss with them the upcoming election, and the position he will take from it in all its details and minutes.
Regarding the visits he made, he indicated that “their aim is to put the leaders he visited in the last atmosphere he knows and the assessment he has reached, in addition to discussing the latest developments on the domestic and Arab arena.”
On the subject of President Tammam Salam’s announcing his abstention from running in the parliamentary elections, he explained that President Salam’s abstention from running for office was clear in his statement.
Al-Jumhuriya information indicated that Hariri, who toured Prime Minister Najib Mikati and the Grand Mufti of the Republic, Sheikh Abdul Latif Derian, and recited Al-Fatihah at the tomb of his father, the late Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, will start today with internal meetings that include the Future Parliamentary Bloc, the Presidency of the Future Movement and his political office. In light of it, he takes his final decision regarding the elections, nomination and balloting. What was remarkable was that he left his meeting with Mikati, observing silence, at a time when the prime minister, in turn, was content with silence as well.
The “Wasat House” circles were keen last night to assure Al-Gomhouria that everything that was said about Hariri’s candidacy for the elections or not does not obligate him to anything, and if he had reached this advanced stage of attitudes towards parliamentary elections, he would not have maintained such a high rate of silence. . She added, “We are with the Lebanese waiting for the final decision in the hours when Hariri decides to end the state of silence. Other than that, it is just analyzes that cannot be relied upon, whether they are confirmed or acted against what the recent stories have suggested.”