#### Introduction to MTV News
The first result of the parliamentary elections: the liberation of the commercial center in Beirut. This is how May 23 became a direct and natural continuation of May 15. A decision was made to remove barriers and dismantle the concrete blocks that had cut off the arteries of the capital's heart, turning it into a city far removed from signs of life, even transforming it into a ghost town. While the walls of shame are gradually being removed around Parliament, the difficulties of life for the Lebanese remain deeply entrenched. From electricity to gas to flour to pharmacies, a series of open crises exist with no real or radical solutions in sight amidst a vacuum of authority and justified fear of its continuation and expansion. Do those responsible in Lebanon understand the historical responsibility placed upon them at this sensitive time in Lebanon's history to reconstruct their authorities, starting from the government to the presidency? Or will they continue, as usual, to bury their heads in the sand leading us all to a great deadlock, and perhaps even to a significant void? In this context, political circles noted a dangerous position expressed by the head of the Free Patriotic Movement. Gibran Bassil openly stated that if the current government is considered fully empowered, this would nullify the constitution and allow every constitutional position and institution to exist indefinitely. In other words, Bassil is paving the way for President Michel Aoun to remain in Baabda after October 30, the end of his term, if no new government is formed. So, what prevents Bassil and his team from obstructing government formation and implementing the constitution to ensure Aoun’s continued presence in the presidential palace? More importantly, has the constitution become merely a viewpoint, even on matters that should not be taken lightly, such as the presidency? Therefore, what awaits the Lebanese in the coming phase is delicate. The situation has been further complicated by anxieties related to monkeys and their diseases. Is it not enough what we endure from some people, particularly the responsible ones, without adding the threat posed by monkeys?
#### Introduction to Lebanon TV News
As the government of Prime Minister Najib Mikati practically enters a caretaker stage, he issued a circular regarding adherence to the provisions of Article 64 of the constitution in relation to the conduct of business. Meanwhile, Speaker Nabih Berri is hesitating to summon the newly elected council for a session amidst the lack of a smooth election for his guaranteed seventh term, albeit with different votes than the past thirty years. Berri is taking his time to alleviate the tension following the elections and to prepare the atmosphere for a council meeting and conduct a review of opinions, requesting new MPs who have received the constitution and internal regulations to familiarize themselves with some texts and explain them to be fully aware of the election's background. In terms of daily life, Lebanese people are amidst endless crises: from the soaring dollar against the lira to burning fuel prices and, most recently, the non-delivery of gas due to the closure of gas filling facilities, with their owners demanding a premium, leading to a bread and medicine crisis. Amidst all this, a glimmer of hope emerged in the transport plan, as France renewed its steadfast commitment today to support the Lebanese people through the buses granted by the French government to Lebanon. Today, after more than two years and based on President Berri's directives to lift previous measures and ease the restrictions that had been in place concerning the parliament, the relevant authorities began to implement and accomplish this.
#### Introduction to NBN News
Measures have reflected on what the parliamentary working scene should look like, positively benefiting the country and its people. With Parliament entering its new legislative term, President Nabih Berri has given directions to lift previous restrictions and ease the measures that were previously in place in Najma Square, with the relevant authorities starting to implement these amidst the presence of Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi before the upcoming parliamentary session. At the second presidential residence in Ain el-Tineh, President Berri continued his meetings with elected MPs, receiving MP Hassan Mourad and MP Saji Atyeh, who affirmed that the current crisis requires national figures with extensive experience and the capability to solve problems, adding that the coming phase necessitates that all MPs stand alongside Berri and assist him positively in attracting solutions to all national and economic issues. As the Cabinet transitions to caretaker duties, Prime Minister Najib Mikati issued a circular to ministers regarding adherence to the provisions of Article 64 of the constitution in its narrow interpretation during this period.
#### Introduction to Al-Manar TV News
Barriers were removed from the vicinity of Parliament, and roads were opened to Najma Square. So, why do some want to establish political barriers within the parliament? And why close the paths to communication that are necessary to save the country? And while slogans unite around the necessity of change, is there a greater economic reality in need of change? How will that happen without expediting the completion of requirements and prioritizing issues? Or is the priority of obstruction that has brought forth certain political phenomena still controlling mentalities and perpetuating bids away from people’s concerns and pains, which were merely slogans that elections ended? A bus moving towards facilitating people’s affairs is better than remaining at the margins of rhetoric and intimidation. What more evidence do we need regarding the position of Minister of Public Works in the caretaker government, Ali Hamieh, who affirmed that solutions are possible? The country is struggling, not nonexistent, as he stated, and operating hundreds of buses provided by France as a donation to Lebanon eases the suffering and emphasizes the possibility of cooperation between the public and private sectors for the public good. In every troubled sector, there are potential offers and options that Lebanese people could seriously engage with to mitigate a crisis that seems sustainable for a while, unless the Americans and their allies reduce their grudges against Lebanon and its people, while some politicians remain anxious about American dictates and others about their dependency on it. Hence, all crises lined up at the doors of the new phase after the elections require intentions from those entering Najma Square. Electricity that will be entirely absent from the Lebanese tomorrow, bread that conceals itself from them periodically, oil, whose prices are out of control, and the dollar that rules the country and people; all these files await the constitutional requirements to regularize the political process and begin searching for serious solutions.
#### Introduction to OTV News
It’s time to wake up. Twelve years after the electricity plan was approved in its original form by the cabinet in 2010, and despite repeated updates through consensus among all parties in successive governments amid ongoing obstruction that has passed it from one government to another without implementation, someone woke up today, specifically in the last session of the current cabinet, just before the government enters the caretaker stage. The Prime Minister is now trying to raise concerns, attempting to deceive people that he has uncovered a hidden truth, while what is already known to all Lebanese is that Najib Mikati's current government, which had refrained from inviting a session for a long time to appease the Shiite duo, and the government that ruled between 2011 and 2014, both refrained from doing what is necessary to illuminate Lebanon, leading to the current situation of almost complete darkness due to the known political quarrels executed by many parties. Mikati raised the alarm, and the political trumpet-blowers and media drumbeat began to falsely accuse specific parties, relying on many people's ignorance of technical realities and negotiation backstories to obscure the truth once more. However, this time, what everyone has missed is that after May 15, nothing will be as it was before. The outrageous will not again siphon money from the merchant. The insolence of some in politics and media will not go unanswered, and lies and deception will be confronted with the truth, which remains the only remedy to stop the shamelessness of lies. On this occasion, two questions are being raised by many Lebanese today in light of the renewed campaign against the Ministry of Energy: The first question is, what is the source of this sudden and strange enthusiasm for solving the electricity crisis after a prolonged period of evasion, and why was the file left until the last session before the caretaker stage? Why did some abandon their bids against accepting contracts by consensus? What is the actual intent behind the urgency they demand, regardless of the need for further negotiation about prices? Isn’t this alone enough, at least form-wise, to raise suspicions among people, prompting them to wonder whether there are hidden agendas behind all this? The second question is, as the emphasis on solving the electricity crisis immediately has risen to this level, and given that this file is central and fundamental and linked to the financial crisis as a whole, what prevents the Prime Minister from calling for an exception session of the caretaker government to make necessary decisions and prevent the Energy Minister from continuing the false accusations directed at him? Starting with the reply of the Energy Minister, Minister Fayyad, to the old-new campaign, we begin today’s news bulletin.
#### Introduction to LBC News
This is the "Republic of Counting and Meters," and the Lebanese is sinking between them: the parliamentary elections ended eight days ago, yet the counting is still ongoing: "My bloc is bigger than your bloc..." Even in China, a country with over a billion people, counting is finished within twenty-four hours. In our country, with four million inhabitants, counting is still underway a week later, and we have entered the second week of unprecedented success. In the "Republic of Counting and Meters," we monitor the diesel and gasoline meters to match them against the millions, reminiscing about when a gasoline canister was priced at 24,000 LBP. In the "Republic of Counting and Meters," the electricity generation plants have gone offline, leaving us at the mercy of generator rates. In the "Republic of Counting and Meters," voices are raised regarding the increasing numbers of dialysis patients, as well as other patients in the absence of medications and treatments, or at least their severe scarcity. In the "Republic of Counting and Meters," conditions deteriorate from bad to worse, while everyone observes and stalks one another, preoccupied with terminologies that no longer advance or delay matters: systems, sovereignty seekers, reformists, traditionalists. What comes after these names and descriptions? What about your agenda? When will a President and a Deputy Speaker of the Parliament be elected? What about consultations for the assignment and then the formation of a new government? What if a new government is not formed and the Mikati government remains in caretaker mode? Will the President stay in Baabda because he might not hand over authority to a caretaker government? This is what the Head of the Free Patriotic Movement hinted at the day before yesterday. In this case, we are faced with disorganized chaos, but still chaos, amid a lost dollar, lost medicines, and an economic recovery plan that remains ink on paper. In parliamentary developments and notable positions, three points can be recorded: one, the lifting of the concrete siege around Najma Square; two, the meeting of October 17 MPs this evening to coordinate positions; and three, the speech of the Saudi ambassador in Lebanon, Walid Bukhari, in commemoration of the assassination of Mufti Sheikh Hassan Khaled.
#### Introduction to Al-Jadid TV News
If history has enough pages, it will record today under the heading: the fall of the "Berri Wall." Meanwhile, change-makers deliberate in what follows. The wave of popular movement has unleashed to remove barriers separating the legislative square, which will revive its functions within fifteen days. In response to the revolution and the council presidency's stance, the operation of removal of obstacles occurred. There, change MPs have expressed their volunteering to run the parliament according to developed systems, a notion embraced by MP Wadha Al-Sadiq in regard to electronic voting funded by private companies, without burdening the state financially. In the square opened to "divisions," revolution MPs met with their allies from the parliamentary diaspora, exchanging discourses of alienation from the homeland and the necessity for representing its citizens over personal interests. However, the voices from the squares, as attested by council members, dissipate into the air when difficult decisions are on the line, aligning stances into camps. It seems that the upcoming battles will not stop at the presidency of the council and the deputy president, but will extend towards a new government and electing a president. Regarding this tie between the caretaker government and the presidential election, MP Jamil Al-Sayyed threw a grenade today that exploded within its ground and proved to be a sound one; he suggested to President Michel Aoun from Baabda not to hand over presidential powers to a caretaker government. However, the presidential palace invited Al-Sayyed to keep such speculations to himself, reaffirming that President Aoun will leave on the night of October 31. According to Justice Minister Henry Khoury, a caretaker government can assume power and perform its functions until a new president is elected. However, it seems that this government will only manage disputes, primarily on the electricity crisis, which has resumed a direct confrontation this time between Prime Minister Najib Mikati and Energy Minister Walid Fayyad. From the heights of the Platinum Plan, another statement emerged from the Corniche Roses, announcing that the electric grid has gone out of service, as EdL stated that the supply of gas oil at Deir Ammar station, the only remaining thermal station, will run out completely, leading it to go out of operation effectively. Tomorrow morning, the electric grid will be entirely offline, while the disputes within it have escalated to the point of threats of revealing hidden truths from Mikati, with the Energy Minister declaring that he is above suspicion, independent of political pressure, and that no bids have been submitted for new electricity plants. Consequently, they received correspondence from four companies with funding costs skyrocketing to sixteen percent, which is among the highest globally unlike what has been marketed. Fayyad emphasized that he is not in a position to proceed with signing privy agreements purchasing electricity at exorbitant rates, but will adhere to the legal protocols enabling competition in a framework of full transparency, devoid of any insinuations.
