The ongoing mediations and exchanged statements have not eased the fierce debate between “Haret Hreik” and “Mirna Chalouhi,” which may take unexpected turns during the press conference that Bassil will hold at the party headquarters in Mirna Chalouhi in a few hours. Therefore, the relationship between the allies "the Movement" and "the Party" is becoming tense unless something new arises to restore these relations to their natural course. The president of the "Free Patriotic Movement" will not accept less than a promise from "Hezbollah" that his ministers will not participate in any cabinet session unless in extreme and rare circumstances. Will the hours leading up to Bassil's press conference witness a meeting between him and the political assistant to the Secretary-General of "Hezbollah," Hussein Khalil, or a meeting with Haj Wafiq Safa, or both together to cool this tension and restore the waters to their natural course? Monitoring sources revealed in a call with the "Anbaa" electronic newspaper that "Bassil wants to escalate the stakes to gain more political advantages than what "Hezbollah" can provide him, including understanding the party's stance on the presidential election. Thus, if he cannot nominate himself for the presidency, he firmly rejects the idea of “Hezbollah” backing the nomination of the head of the Marada Movement, Sleiman Frangieh, for the presidency, as he is not willing to accept the notion that Frangieh, with only one deputy, has the right to run while he himself, leading the largest parliamentary bloc, does not."
The sources indicated that "Bassil wants to play it 'solid' this time with 'Hezbollah.' He believes that as long as he provides Christian cover for the party, it is forbidden for the latter to ally with others in the Christian sphere. Thus, we find him using this time a high ceiling strategy, hoping that he can extract what he wants from the party; otherwise, he will find himself free in his options from now on, including seeking shelter behind Bkerke to fight for the preservation of the presidential position by advocating for Christians' rights." They considered that "this is why he visited Bkerke with former President Michel Aoun to request the Patriarch to convene a Christian-dialogue gathering of first-tier leaders to take a unified stance regarding the cabinet meetings before the election of a president, which Bassil firmly rejects."
