France moves to activate the Lebanese presidential case after 2 months / Le Drian returns to Beirut

According to the international group Tasnim news agency, while for the past two months, many cases in the region Affected by the Gaza war and in a state of stagnation, Lebanese sources announced today that with the cautious and fragile peace that has prevailed in southern Lebanon at the same time as the Gaza ceasefire, the relevant parties in the Lebanese presidential case intend to reactivate this case.

Jean-Yves Le Drian’s trip to Beirut to activate the Lebanese presidential case

Al-Diyar newspaper, quoting informed sources, reported that “Jean-Yves Le Drian” The special representative of the French president plans to come to Beirut soon and re-open the case of the election of the president in Lebanon. Dates have also been set for his meeting with Lebanese political leaders and officials in the coming days, and on Wednesday, he will visit Beirut to meet with the speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, Nabiyeh Berri, and with Najib Mikati, the prime minister of the country’s interim government.

These sources announced that Le Drian has not yet said anything about the content of his proposals to activate the Lebanese presidential case, but the atmosphere before his trip is such that he does not seem to have any special initiative. Of course, at the current stage and considering that the issue of electing the president in Lebanon was completely out of the spotlight for the past two months, the important thing is to activate this case and the Lebanese should not wait for the official end of the Gaza war.

Qatar’s effort to succeed in the Lebanon case

A prominent Lebanese political source in this field reported that information shows that not only France, but also the Qataris are taking steps to reactivate the case for the election of the president. The president has done in Lebanon and of course it is still too early to announce the results of these actions.

Lebanese parliamentary sources announced that Doha will soon start its actions to resume efforts to elect a president in Lebanon. Qatar’s success in mediating for the exchange of Palestinian and Israeli prisoners and establishing the current ceasefire in Gaza is an incentive to increase the speed of the Qataris’ movement to achieve success in other important cases in the region, including the election of the Lebanese president, and Doha is determined to succeed in this case.

These sources added However, it is too early to talk about the results of the efforts; Especially since there are still many possibilities and it is not easy to talk about presidential candidacy options. There is even a possibility that the president of Lebanon will not be elected before the end of this year.

Paris does not have a special initiative for Lebanon

on the other hand French diplomatic sources announced that there is coordination between France, Qatar and Saudi Arabia in the context of the Lebanese presidential case, and this action of France is carried out with the support of the five-party committee (America, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, France and Qatar).

Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper also announced in a report that Paris plans to send Jean-Yves Le Drian to Beirut on Wednesday as part of efforts to separate the Lebanese presidential case from the Gaza war crisis. Le Drian is trying to gauge the position of the Lebanese parties and their readiness to activate the presidential case, and this time he is coming to Beirut without any initiative. He does not bring new initiatives and proposals to Lebanon, and his actions are within the framework of understanding the positions of the Lebanese and measuring the level of readiness of the Lebanese parties to enter the voting process and parliamentary sessions to elect the president. Also, Le Drian is trying to clear the space between France and Lebanon; After some challenges that arose in the relations between Beirut and Paris, as a result of France’s positions on the Gaza war and the country’s support for the aggression of the Zionist regime.

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