It has not yet been confirmed that the sixth plenary session of the House of Representatives will be held next Thursday, which is dedicated to electing the President of the Republic. Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has not yet called for it, amid the belief that he will direct it today or tomorrow at the latest if he decides to proceed with the series of weekly periodic sessions as a whole Thursday.
In preparation for this session, the opposition deputies called for an expanded meeting to be held tomorrow with the participation of deputies from the opposition party group and the change-making bloc, following a series of bilateral and tripartite meetings that took place in the period following the meeting of the 27 deputies regarding two weeks ago.
Well-informed parliamentary sources told Al-Jumhuriya that what is proposed for tomorrow’s meeting is not related to coordinating positions on parliamentary work, and not with regard to the session to elect the president because it is impossible to agree on electing candidate Michel Awad, but rather in order to record a position on any legislative session before the completion of the parliament. His mission is to elect the new president of the republic.
6 positives that pave the way for a presidential breach!
While waiting for the presidential breach, which constitutes an entry point to the production of the entire executive authority, and a passage to addressing the dire financial situation, the follow-up political circles across the “Republic” stopped in front of some positive elements that should not be obscured by the negative elements, but rather they are supposed to be highlighted in an endorsement of the half-full cup. no empty only:
The first positive element is that the political forces may be different regarding everything, but they agree on the importance of preserving security stability, which is a blessing that must not be neglected. A clear political will not to turn the political dispute into a division on the ground.
The second positive element is that international and regional decision-making capitals converge, despite their differences, on the need to expedite ending the presidential vacancy and forming a government quickly in order to preserve stability, on the grounds that the situation today, despite its tragedy, remains much better than a collapse that revives closed black pages. With the end of the Lebanese war, in addition to the international fear of the repercussions of the Lebanese collapse on neighboring countries.
The third positive element is that the military institution is performing its role in the best way, and it is one of the few institutions that has maintained its cohesion, effectiveness, and readiness despite the financial crisis.
The fourth positive element is that the Lebanese public opinion seeks stability and its priority is to improve its way of life and avoid a return to wars that constitute a gateway to emigration. People are looking forward to ending the financial crisis through institutional regularity and not opening new black pages that will destroy the stone and kill people, and the factor of awareness among the broader Lebanese segment that distinguishes between the political division and security stability, which it considers one of the red lines, should not be underestimated.
The fifth positive element is that Lebanon has transformed, in one form or another, into an oil country, and the specialists agree that institutional regularity, the initiation of the required reforms, and the setting of financial priority lead to a rapid improvement of the situation, because Lebanon’s area is small and its budget is limited, and most of what is required is adherence to the path A clear reformer, and this path will be sufficient to extricate Lebanon from its financial crisis.
The sixth positive element is that the decline in the currency situation has turned Lebanon into a destination for tourists, especially since it is characterized by a distinct nature, weather and services, and the summer season witnessed record numbers of arrivals from abroad, and information speaks of some hotels and restaurants closing their reservations until the New Year, hence the need to preserve Stability to maintain Lebanon as a tourist environment that constitutes an essential financial outlet.