An informed advisory source close to the French air said, “The visit of the French envoy, Jean-Yves Le Drian, to Lebanon is of great importance in terms of seeking to disengage the political conflict, after the shares of the candidate Jihad Azour rose and the political atmosphere became tense, and it is natural for the tension to escalate if the quorum is lost in the second round.” for the election session.
The source pointed out that “Le Drian will strive to postpone the upcoming session in order to enter into a broad consultation process that affects all parties, especially Bkerki, and with this step, he will have reduced the level of tension after informing everyone that the French initiative in support of Franjieh has been frozen.” In return, it was postponed. Wednesday’s session, in an attempt by France to enter into the framework of a solution towards a third settlement candidate.
The source concluded that this initiative may not succeed if there is an international and Arab trend to complete the course with Azour’s candidacy.
