The internal political scene does not suggest any interaction between the main players in this drama, but behind the scenes, according to knowledgeable observers, there is an active movement racing against time after officials of various affiliations have lost the "luxury of time" and are facing imminent deadlines. They have recruited the chief negotiator, General Director of General Security, Major General Abbas Ibrahim, to begin stirring the "stagnant waters," reviving political activity to swiftly reach solutions, as delaying them has become "fatal" for the country of Lebanon fundamentally.
Major General Ibrahim has taken the initiative to relay the conditions of the head of the Free Patriotic Movement, Deputy Gibran Bassil, to the designated Prime Minister, Najib Mikati, who categorically rejected them and returned the ball to the "Basilian playground." Subsequently, Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri called for a session to elect a President of the Republic in an attempt to convey to the "Aounist team" that he would pursue options that would not benefit them.
Observers note that "the delay in deciding on deadlines awaits a forecasting of international and regional trends to base actions upon," and according to this, it is likely that "President Berri will call for a new session that may bring with it the promised president to the Baabda Palace." Observers are betting that "external winds will not allow a repetition of the drama that occurred in the first election session, but rather it will be an electoral session."
Informed sources on the formation process told the "Al-Anbaa" electronic newspaper that Hezbollah is moving towards ending the "Basilian petulance" and pressuring the head of the Free Patriotic Movement to make concessions that facilitate reaching common ground to pave the way for forming a government on the brink of urgent deadlines, not least of which is the delineation of maritime borders between Lebanon and Israel, an agreement with the International Monetary Fund, or halting the severe deterioration in economic and social conditions. It remains to be seen if the American paper regarding the delineation of borders, which arrived today, will provide a solution to all crises, and that conflicting parties agree on the necessity of a resolution before losing control.
