In the light of this, consultations continued within the movement’s political body, which met yesterday at Basil’s home in Al-Bayada, to determine the orientation of the vote during the electoral round desired last Thursday by the president of the Nabih Berri Parliament. The session, which lasted five hours, was preceded by information on the existence of pressure from some deputies in office to push in the direction of not voting on the White Paper, with “some Ounists who insisted on adopting a name from within the block”. This atmosphere was reflected in an intellectual storm within the session, where the Orangemen were divided into two opinions: the first supports the movement’s candidacy for its president, Basil, and another underlines that no name with possibilities and fortunes within the movement will be barred.” Thursday, due to the movement’s lack of readiness to endorse any names.”
Parliamentary sources say: “The long session did not reach a decisive judgment on the nomination. Rather, it was an opportunity to take stock of everything that is being said and advanced in the presidential market these days”, while agreeing that ” this path must be discussed with other blocs”. The sources indicated that “Basil does not have any name that he recommends”, but stressed “the need to be careful in choosing a name that would be acceptable to Hezbollah, and a number of deputies they agreed with him on this matter”. while not excluding the possibility of naming a name within the movement that has a chance of victory.
In this context, informed sources described the movement’s decision not to nominate any candidates as part of the exchange of positive messages with the party, in order to contain the tension, and this could be a response to the party’s failure to cover the interim prime minister, Najib Mikati, to hold cabinet session Mikati had received no response from movement duo Hezbollah and Amal regarding the session or agenda discussed during Mikati’s meeting with the “Khalilin” the the day before yesterday, with the possibility that it would include an element relating to electricity.
