Insulated by the political clamor and messages from the ally from Paris, “Hezbollah” still clings to the name of Suleiman Franjieh as the only candidate for the presidency, even if it has not yet officially announced its support.
One of those close to the party and familiar with its internal discussions on the republic confirms that the presidential equation of the party, and contrary to any different jurisprudence, has not changed, and is as follows: “Only Franjieh … and only Franjieh”.
In this sense, the party continues to fight the battle of the northern ally, but with its own way that takes into account the nature of the stage and the specificity of the relationship with both the “Free Patriotic Movement” and the “Marada” movement. , which means that the party is simultaneously trying to win the election of Franjieh without being elected, who loses the alliance with Basil.
And when some of the alleged candidates visit “Hezbollah” and inquire about its position on them, they hear one phrase: “There is good and blessing in you, but the candidate we support is known.”
And while some fragments of Basil’s stance from Paris against Franjieh struck the “duo” in general, and the Shiite ally in particular, the party approached the issue on the grounds that “striking the beloved is a raisins”. Consequently, he decided to continue to adopt the policy of patience and resistance in which he had become an expert, preferring that Bassil had not corrected President Nabih Berri and Franjieh in the form implied by his audio recording, “because this escalation would adversely affect the efforts to reconcile the allies in view of the presidential election, while it would have been more appropriate for the head of the “Free Movement” to have continued the trend of calm and openness that began with his recent visit to Berri, according to those around the party.
Despite Basil’s sharp tone in contesting Franjieh’s choice, the party still hasn’t lost hope that a change in the position of the “movement” leader can occur, even after some time, and believes it is still too early to conclude that Basil reached the point of no return and burned all the boats to bring them back to understanding the beach.
In essence, the party leadership had no illusions that Basil would respond immediately to Franjieh’s candidacy, and did not expect him to agree to support the election of president “Marada” from the very first meeting he had with Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on the presidential dossier. , if the opposite had happened, this would have been the surprise.
Those close to the party underline that, before issuing definitive sentences, confrontation with Basil must seize every opportunity, noting that other meetings could take place between him and Sayyed Nasrallah, and communications could also take place with President Michel Aoun, “in addition to that space must be left for It is time for her to do her job too, especially since circumstances are subject to change and what is rejected now may become acceptable in the future. For example, the return of the far right to power in the Israeli entity through Benjamin Netanyahu and his partners represents a new development that was not included in the equation before the Israeli election, and was not included in the equation. It is right to ignore it when discussing the presidential election.
From here, those of the party confirm that it is not excluded that he will withdraw from his support for the election of Franjieh, for which “all the clarifications offered by the ‘boss’ are valid and whoever waits for Plan “B” will wait a long time.
