INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Saudi Arabia is seeking to sideline him as he announced his intention to return to political life by actively contesting the municipal
elections scheduled for May 2025.Saad Harri announced his plan during an event commemorating the anniversary of his father's
assassination.However, Riyadh, which, along with Washington, has imposed a supreme guardianship over Lebanon, is trying to prevent Saad
participating in the parliamentary elections scheduled for May 2026.It is worth noting that former Prime Minister Najib Mikati attempted to
was thwarted.As for the Shiite duo, Hezbollah and the Amal Movement, who decided to form an alliance decades ago, it is obvious that they
have become more committed to this option in light of the ongoing hostile escalation against the Shiites and the major challenges they face,
foremost among which is reconstruction of what has been destroyed by the U.S.-led Israeli aggression on Lebanon in late 2024.In 2010,
Movement, the possibility of running in the municipal elections by presenting a joint list of candidates.Accordingly, this understanding was
consolidated in a written agreement consisting of eight clauses and has become the reference point for the Shiite duo in each municipal
the municipal elections in Beirut, Berri emphasized the need to maintain parity between Muslims and Christians on the capital's municipal
involved in the Beirut municipal elections on achieving consensus that leads to parity, contributing to the activation of municipal
work.Berri warned against the sectarian rhetoric used by some political forces (foremost the Lebanese Forces) calling for dividing the
to exclude the Christian component in the capital.For their part, President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam emphasized that the
municipal and mayoral elections will be held on time, and that any postponement would be a political and constitutional setback for
Lebanon.In the past, Hariri played a major role in achieving a consensus list in Beirut, as a key political player in the Sunni community,
so what kind of council will Washington and Riyadh, which are so brazenly interfering in all the affairs of Lebanon, produce?!
This article first appeared/also appeared in Tehran Times
