Hopes high for Lebanon political stalemate end: Analyst
Lebanese former prime minister, Saad Hariri, has endorsed Michel Aoun for presidency, raising hopes for the settlement of a long-running deadlock on Lebanon’s political stage.
Aoun, the founder of the Free Patriotic Movement, is an ally of the Lebanese resistance bloc, Hezbollah. PressTV has interviewed two political analysts to ask for their opinion on the political situation in Lebanon.
Omar Nashabe, a political commentator from Beirut, touched upon the process of forming a new government in Lebanon, hoping that “the atmosphere remains an atmosphere of cooperation” between the various political groups in Lebanon.
“The indicators of political settlement are positive and this is the highest level of optimism since two years [ago],” he said.
Pointing to the role of the resistance movement in reaching a consensus to end the political dispute in Lebanon, he said, “The members of Hezbollah just called for more dialogue between the various groups in order to have consensus on the way that the government institutions would work and there is this form of affirmative action with the distribution of power between various communities, perhaps this could work.”
Jihad Mouracadeh, a Middle East expert from Beirut, said, Michel Aoun is “totally untrustworthy” and “unreliable” because “he would do anything to become the president of Lebanon.” He added, “It is the worse day for Lebanon today.”
“Aoun is a catastrophe for Lebanon. Aoun has stopped Lebanon from functioning since 2009 election,” the political expert stated.
Mouracadeh also noted that the political atmosphere is not appropriate for Aoun to be elected as president. He said there are many issues to be resolved, expressing doubt that an election would be held on October 31.
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