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Hezbollah reportedly dismayed at Bassil's presidential approach
2023-02-01
[An Nahar] Free Patriotic Movement
Despite its name a Christian party allied with Hizbullah, neither free nor particularly patriotic...
chief Jebran Bassil's announcement that he might nominate himself for presidency had "a very negative resonance" for Hezbollah, informed sources said.

The sources told al-Joumhouria newspaper, in remarks published Tuesday, that Hezbollah circles were dismayed at Bassil's words.
Time to get a remote starter for the cars
They added that Hezbollah has sensed that Bassil is completely severing contacts between the two parties, regarding the presidential file.

Bassil had announced on Sunday that he might nominate himself for the presidency should the other parties reject two FPM proposals for consensus.

"Should the first and second endeavors fail and our stances be considered as resulting from weakness rather than keenness, I will seriously think of running for president regardless of loss or win, so that we at least preserve the principle of legitimate representation," Bassil said.
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