Those aspiring for the presidency are “many,” but those who have a real chance are only the fingers of one hand. So far, no candidacy has been officially announced, except for Representative Michel Moawad, and the election of March 8 continues “shaky” with the white paper following the setback that befell the relationship of Hezbollah, the Free Patriotic Movement and the “Zakzaka” During the election session, the voting process was dispersed, while the head of the Marada Movement, Suleiman Franjieh, who started his presidential movement before the parliamentary elections with a different political position and positive neutrality towards everyone, was “confusing” under the weight of the successive shocks directed at him by his Christian ally on March 8, which complicated Franjieh’s presidential path because of Bassil vetoed him, and the matter reached the point of shaking Mar Mikhael’s understanding because of his insistence on vetoing Franjieh and Hezbollah’s adherence to its ally, Zghartawi.
It is no longer hidden that what the movement rejects applies to the Forces Party as well. The two Christian forces that influence the merit of a Christian, i.e. the Forces and the Free Patriotic Movement, do not show enthusiasm for this nomination. From Maarab, unwelcome signals are emanating from a candidate from the opposition axis. Samir Geagea previously commended the army commander, Joseph Aoun, for the merit. Representative Gebran Bassil bombed the head of the Marada Movement more than once when he found no justifications to elect a president who had no Christian representation.
Although Gebran Bassil knows very well that he is outside the next presidential equation, he insists that he is the most deserving Christian for the presidency, and in the worst case, he places himself as the first decision on merit in the Christian arena. A decision would have been taken regarding March 8’s abandonment of the white paper before the cabinet session’s bomb exploded, causing cracks in the relationship between Hezbollah and the movement.
Nevertheless, whoever thinks that the session alone sparked the relationship between the movement and its Shiite ally is “mistaken.” The truth is that there are accumulations and different political approaches. presidency, but the election of Suleiman Franjieh is the main point that contributed to the explosion of the situation in this way, as many observers gather.
In the ninth presidential election session, the movement intended to convey to its allies several messages with the vote distributed between Michel, Moawad, and Moawad Badri Daher, that the scores of the white papers drop to tie with Moawad’s votes, in a clear and explicit message to the party that he is still scheduled for the presidential election and rejects the bazaar on his head and an equation for Muslims to name the president The Christian also wanted to say that he would not deviate from the option of dropping Franjieh’s candidacy, in the manner of “don’t try me.”
Two people do not disagree that Franjieh’s presidential project was subjected to more than a resounding shake-up, and those close to the movement consider that Franjieh’s participation in the government session was not in his interest, as it overthrew what remained of his presidential chances by aligning himself with the political forces attacking the powers of the presidency, but those close to the Marada defend his participation They say that the Marada puts the interests of the people in priorities, pointing out that the position of the movement on the issue of the presidency is known in advance and is not linked to the position of the Marada ministerial.