The "Anbaa" reported: The electoral battle returns to its established rules, characterized by a political split between sovereign forces and Hezbollah along with its allies on the other side. There is no other title for this battle, despite many efforts made by civil society and revolutionary forces, which have not crystallized or led to results due to conflicts among these forces and their personalities, as well as the lack of agreement on a single political title or unified program that would allow them to form unified lists to consolidate their strength and achieve the necessary results and breakthroughs.
Political sources noted that "the disagreements among civil society forces have a side related to their unrealistic approach; they rejected everyone and lumped them together, which prevented them from weaving any alliance with any political force, and they were unable to impose themselves on the political forces as influential players in alliances and in shaping options."
In this context, sources informed "Anbaa" that these forces, which clashed with each other and suffered from major disagreements among their components over the allocation of financial support they received, reached a stage of losing the trust of the international community or donor entities, especially after various campaigns launched by activists against each other on charges of corruption. The data indicates that donor entities are moving towards a decision to refrain from continuing to provide the necessary support to them, particularly since those receiving funds attempt to control others and impose their views on alliance mechanisms and the selection of candidates for the lists.
Accordingly, the sources indicate that the battle will return to the key political titles if elections are held on time, with Hezbollah seeking to regain a parliamentary majority and exploit the absence of the Future Movement to achieve Sunni breakthroughs by sowing discord between the Future Movement's environment and key allies such as the Progressive Socialist Party and the Lebanese Forces.
Hezbollah is working to consolidate all its allies and gather them into joint lists to run in the elections, increasing their winning chances, similar to what it does with the Free Patriotic Movement, the Syrian Social Nationalist Party, and others. This effort is intertwined with ongoing Syrian attempts to regain some legitimacy and give the impression that it can play a role, hence serious efforts are being made to record some breakthroughs by taking advantage of Sunni abstention, aiming to form a Sunni bloc corresponding to about 12 deputies while maintaining its Christian allies, and continuously trying to undermine the Progressive Socialist Party and target Walid Jumblatt by devising plans and traps to also bring in pro-Druze candidates.
In the electoral context as well, Speaker Nabih Berri will hold a press conference next Monday about the parliamentary elections. In this regard, member of the Development and Liberation bloc, MP Qassem Haim, revealed that "Berri will announce the names of the candidates, with limited changes affecting no more than four names," and he will affirm constants, including the importance of elections in the current context and the necessity to adhere to the scheduled date.
In response to reports of the government's inability to finance the electoral process and the possibility of postponement, Hashem pointed out that "the government presented a project to the parliamentary council to open additional appropriations for organizing the elections, and the parliamentary committees approved this project, and a session will be held soon for its ratification," confirming that this matter would not pose an obstacle, and everything is almost ready for the elections to take place.
The most important question remains: Have the shadowy rooms seeking to cancel the elections closed the door on their malicious attempts? And was the proposal of "the megacenter" the last of these attempts, or are they preparing for new surprises?
