The Western ambassador canceled his visits in recent days and was asked to take precautionary measures relating to the situation in his country. One opinion poll study showed that the interest of the majority of voters in various regions is focused on economic concerns. A global spiritual authority reiterated to its visitors its dissatisfaction with the performance of Eastern churches in Lebanon and the region during the current acute crisis.
A major country decided to withdraw any offerings that may enhance the influence of the political class over the next two months. Cadres in a non-leftist ideological party are cautious of increasingly engaging in internal divisions regarding nominations for parliamentary elections. Manipulation of the dollar exchange rate has returned strongly for purely commercial purposes, regardless of the "Sayrafa" rate and the role of the central bank.
Social affairs employees were observed visiting homes in the villages of Nabatiyeh to identify families eligible for the financial card, accompanied by representatives from a political party directing them to the homes of citizens affiliated with that party only, raising the question: Is this a card for the poor or an electoral card?
Comments by Lebanon's ambassador to the Vatican, Dr. Farid Khazen, regarding the absence of a near visit by the Pope to Lebanon, conflicting with official information about President Aoun's visit to Rome, sparked significant unrest in Baabda Palace, prompting calls to Foreign Minister Abdullah Bou Habib for intervention with Khazen.
It is said that Syrian nationalists will not vote for the lists of the Shiite duo and the "Free Patriotic Movement" because "Hezbollah" sacrificed their party for the sake of the "Movement," in addition to the presence of party candidates on opposing lists, such as in the third northern district.
There are now evident interventions from specific political forces with candidates to withdraw their nominations as part of a strategy to revive other candidates. A formal position recorded in an international forum does not serve Lebanon's interests at a time when all communications are being made to reconnect with friends of Lebanon due to such stances.
A Western diplomatic source noted the change in Saudi dealings with Lebanon's response to the Kuwaiti paper and the use of positive language to describe the government position amid significant shifts that the region will witness in alignments under the influence of the Iranian nuclear agreement and the emerging international balance between the West and the East after the Ukraine war.
A parliamentary reference stated that what the Iranians did through the Erbil operation was to bring attention back to their cause and prevent being ignored in the Vienna negotiations, similarly to the Yemenis who targeted Aramco to affect oil markets, and the Palestinians with the qualitative operation in Be'er Sheva to revive their cause, questioning whether the Lebanese have done anything to avoid being forgotten by the world.
