Political sources have described the situation in Lebanon as "hopeless," noting that "no treatments have been effective anymore." They expressed amazement at "the failure of those concerned to devise rescue plans to bring Lebanon back on track, especially in light of the ongoing presidential vacuum, a limited-functioning caretaker government, and a parliamentary council stymied by divisions."
Regarding the presidential situation and the fate of the election session, the sources stated in a communication with "Anbaa" electronic news that "nothing has changed between past sessions and the upcoming session in a few hours. There is still a team that insists on giving it a purely folkloric character, with their known choice of securing the quorum in the first session and voting with blank ballots, then leaving the hall, resulting in a lack of quorum. It seems this team has so far failed to name their presidential candidate, as opposed to the team that insists on supporting its candidate, MP Michel Moawad."
In this context, Member of the Development and Liberation Bloc, MP Qassem Hashem, confirmed in a statement to "Anbaa" electronic newspaper that "there is nothing new in today's session, and things remain as they are. Voting will be as usual with a blank ballot for MP Michel Moawad, along with Dr. Khalifa and Minister Ziad Baroud." Hashem noted that "things will remain this way until it is ordained that something is known, requiring further communications to mature a settlement, which does not necessarily have to be public but could take place in the context of quiet dialogue."
Hashem observed that "there are several mechanisms for dialogue that Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri may resort to, and it is not necessary for there to be a single approach. If he finds that there is potential and responsiveness, he will consider matters from all angles and act accordingly." He expected this to happen before the end of the year, stating, "because Lebanon is a country of surprises, and everything is open to all possibilities, we might witness some development at any moment."
