Lebanese factions lobby ahead of parliamentary elections

Mariam Saleh
Press TV, Beirut

With parliamentary elections nearing in Lebanon, political campaigns have heightened. The main battle will be between Hezbollah and its allies on one side and the anti-resistance bloc on the other.

One of the biggest critics of Hezbollah, Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea said in a press conference Wednesday that disarming the resistance was part of his party’s political program.

He also accused Hezbollah of exploiting the concept of resistance to force Shiites to vote for Hezbollah. His other target has been the Free Patriotic movement headed by Jibran Basil, Hezbollah’s main Christian ally.

Member of Parliament of the biggest Christian bloc lawmaker Alain Aoun told Press TV that their alliance with Hezbollah is based on their vision of national interest and national partnership.

Hezbollah’s Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah responded recently to the mundane accusations and said that Hezbollah has never attempted to obliterate any side, but that the other front has tried to exclude a main representative of the Lebanese People when they sought to crush the resistance in 2006.

The upcoming parliamentary elections in Lebanon are expected to make minor changes in the political layout of the country; however, what is more significant is how some sides will attempt to undermine the votes which are in favor of Hezbollah and its allies in what will be the most polarized and tense electoral campaigns since 2005.

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