Some political forces have become convinced that things are heading towards total collapse with the ongoing presidential vacancy and the lack of serious solutions to the economic situation, where the dollar exceeded 50,000 lira yesterday. Consequently, these forces are feeling the weight of the impending calamities, leading them to threaten a boycott of presidential election sessions if the current stalemate persists. Meanwhile, the "Change MPs" have embarked on a "escalatory plan," manifesting in an unprecedented move in the council's history, where several of these MPs staged a sit-in inside the council, demanding consecutive sessions until a president is elected.
The stance of the "Democratic Gathering" has created a stir in the council, which may accelerate the handling of the presidential vacancy issue, while the position of other opposition forces remains "hazy," as the voting percentage for their candidate, MP Michel Moawad, has diminished. In this regard, sources from the "Progressive Socialist Party" indicate that "the situation can no longer bear the continuation of matters as they are," criticizing "the way sessions are managed, which has lost all value, and the absence of any effective movement to exit the crisis." The sources confirmed to "Anbaa" electronic newspaper that "if matters remain as they are and the party does not sense any seriousness in dealing with the entitlement, it will not continue to participate in the charade of 'laughing at the people' and may decide to boycott."
Moreover, the sources pointed out that "their communications will include all forces to hold them accountable." They consider that "those who think they can bring a president without dialogue with others are delusional." As for the "Lebanese Forces," their sources indicate that "the Forces are in a dynamic situation; they expressed through their leader Samir Geagea that they will not accept a president who is defiant, even if they wait ten years. They did not accept the continuing vacancy as in the previous presidential entitlement, nor will they accept acquiescing to the current structure if they want to continue their existence as is."
The sources from the Forces told "Anbaa," "Given this advanced position of the 'Forces,' which rejected the continuity of the structure where Hezbollah 'monopolizes' the political decision of the Lebanese state, alongside the 'Democratic Gathering' hinting at a boycott of the presidential election sessions if the current stalemate persists, and the decision of several MPs to stage a sit-in within the council until a president is elected—coinciding with street movements—this creates a situation where these positions intersect to express a new dynamic of national action that is beginning to grow, and will converge towards the election of a new president."
The sources assert that "we have entered a new phase, which is political pressure to compel the other team towards electing a new president; the country can no longer bear it." They also noted that "coordination will be with all opposition parties, regardless of their differences, as they ultimately agree on putting an end to this vacancy and electing a sovereign and reformist president to put Lebanon on the path to salvation." Like the "Forces," the "Lebanese Kataeb Party" also considers that "we have entered a new phase," with sources indicating that "yesterday was just the beginning." The sources told "Anbaa," "We have entered a new phase that will take on an upward trajectory and will take several forms, aiming to stop the 'paralysis' and push for calls for open sessions until a president is elected."
They prefer to "retain their intended actions for timely execution," affirming that "coordination and communication will be with all opposition parties."
