**An-Nahar**
A statement made by a candidate in the Beirut II district, who is a prominent sports club president, caught the attention of relevant parties during the March 14 anniversary and ahead of the martyrdom of President Rafik Hariri. The Hariri base has shown satisfaction with his stances, as he has not committed any "foul" against President Saad Hariri and the Future Movement. There are rumors of a hot line operational between those managing the electoral process in Lebanon from Damascus and an operations room monitored by Syria's allies. A Sunni family in the Beirut II district objected to the nomination of one of its members on the "Shiite duo" list and threatened to issue a statement announcing that they would not vote for him. He is close to the Ahbash group, who will run in the elections on a list without an alliance with the "duo."
**An-Nidaa Al-Watan**
The Union of Arab Chambers of Commerce, Industry, and Agriculture is considering the option of closing its permanent headquarters and relocating it from Beirut due to the assaults being faced by the headquarters and its employees from the Ghobeiri municipality, which reached a point of closing external gates and besieging employees for hours. The four water institutions in Lebanon refuse to implement the public procurement law and insist on continuing to apply their financial systems contrary to the provisions of the procurement law. They also refuse to acknowledge any role for the public procurement authority in their public deals. A meeting was held between representatives of the "Charitable Projects Association" and the "Lebanese Democratic Party" to discuss the proposal of nominating the deputy head of the "Democratic Party," Nasib Al-Johari, for the Druze seat on the Projects list.
**Al-Liwaa**
It is rumored that discussions in the tripartite meeting touched upon the potential impact of the judicial-banking clash on the governmental situation. A former Beirut MP is mediating the negotiations currently taking place to produce a list that includes a select group of candidates from the last election. The trend calling for a gradual response from banks to judicial measures succeeded after announcing a Cabinet session.
**Al-Joumhouria**
One MP was asked why he is abstaining from running for elections and replied: "I have been late for four years." A resigned MP apologized for not including a former minister on his list to appease the head of a party. The movement has not finalized its candidate's name for elections in one of the districts as it has not yet determined his sect and is considering facing an incumbent MP with a candidate from the same sect.
**Al-Anbaa**
Hidden intentions lie behind judicial decisions with political calculations. Serious escalation steps are on the table for a vital sector, and the strike will not be the last of them.
