The Lebanese presidential case; From Nabih Berri’s conditional call for parliament sessions to Qatar’s new role

according to the international group Tasnim news agency, while Lebanon’s presidential case continues to be under the influence of the Gaza war and the developments surrounding it, and the presidential vacuum in this country has passed the one-year mark, the Lebanese media reported today that “Nabieh Berri”, the speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, again directly from all sides and the relevant parties have invited to activate the case for the election of the president. =”text-align:justify”>According to Al-Jhumorieh newspaper, Nabih Bari announced that the current situation of the region and the developments that have taken place in the southern front of Lebanon require us to seize the opportunity and elect the president; provided that all parties declare their readiness to activate the presidential case and agree on the election of the president. I talk to foreigners and ambassadors about various issues, I always address the issue of choosing the president, and we welcome any foreign action and effort in the framework of ending the Lebanese presidential crisis.

On the other hand, Lebanese parliamentary sources reported that currently the only official candidate announced for the presidency of Lebanon is Suleiman Franjieh, the head of the Al-Murda movement, and other options whose names were mentioned before have not yet announced their readiness to officially run for the presidency. Also, if there is an honest preparation from all relevant parties and parties, Nabih Bari will immediately call for a meeting to discuss and vote on the election of the president.

Qatar’s new measures to activate the Lebanese presidential case

Meanwhile, a few days ago Najib Mikati, Prime Minister of Lebanon’s interim government, and Mohammad bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Qatar, met at the Davos Economic Conference. A source familiar with the atmosphere of this meeting reported that Qatar is ready to resume its actions to activate the Lebanese presidential case, and soon a delegation from Qatar will travel to Beirut for this purpose.

This is while there is still no concrete positive information about the possibility of solving the Lebanese presidential case. Official sources in this regard announced that no date has yet been announced for the visit of Jean-Yves Le Drian, the special envoy of the French President, to Beirut. Maybe “Amos Hockstein”, the American envoy, will come to Lebanon again, but it is not yet clear whether the foreign parties related to the Lebanese presidential case and the five-party committee (America, France, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Qatar) intend to take action to deal with the case of electing the Lebanese president. especially in the midst of the current developments in the region or not.

The available information shows that after the recent visit of Jean-Yves Le Drian to Beirut, nothing new happened in the Lebanese presidential case and No changes have been made in the positions of the respective parties. In the meantime, some sources reported that the chances of Suleiman Franjieh, the leader of Al-Murda movement and the candidate supported by Hezbollah, to reach the position of the Lebanese president are more than other candidates.

Some in Meanwhile, they believe that Qatar’s efforts to influence the Lebanese presidential case may succeed and Doha can bring the views of different Lebanese parties together, but in any case, the ball is now in the court of the Lebanese and until they make an independent effort to find a solution for the election If the president doesn’t do it, no one can help Lebanon; No matter how long the presidential vacuum lasts in this country.

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