Potential presidential candidates are visiting Dahyeh (the southern suburbs of Beirut) in a bid to secure support and endorsement.
During these visits, the head of Loyalty to the Resistance parliamentary bloc, Mohamad Raad, meets with these visitors, attentively listening to their proposals, opinions, and plans without making any explicit comments, whether positive or negative. Upon parting ways, he simply suggests, “Let’s keep in touch.”
Raad expresses regrets to the visitors for his inability to arrange a meeting with “Sayyed” (Hezbollah’s Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah), citing Nasrallah’s involvement in pressing matters on the battlefield, leaving him with limited availability due to ongoing conflicts.
Informed sources disclose ongoing communications between select candidates and Dahyeh. Recent briefings have highlighted an offer put forth by Gebran Bassil, the leader of the Free Patriotic Movement.
This proposal entails withdrawing the candidacy of Jihad Azour in exchange for Hezbollah retracting its support for Sleiman Frangieh, thus pivoting towards a third candidate.
Bassil has presented a roster of three names endorsed by himself and aligned with Hezb’s political stance, assuring non-betrayal and steadfastness.
Nevertheless, this proposition has not been accepted, as the party has yet to rescind its support for Sleiman Frangieh, its current candidate.
