A few quick thoughts:
1. Future is the BIG winner in this round of elections. The numbers speak for themselves! Considering the nature of the movement and its broad objectives, I'm actually quite happy for them and for the country - especially when I take into consideration the MPs they replaced.
2. FPM is the other big winner. It won in Kesrwan and Jbeil despite the efforts of almost every other political player in
3. Electorally, Amal and Hizballah are in the same situation they were before the elections. It doesn't seem like they've improved or gotten worse off. In fact, it seemed like the South was (electorally) a whole different country that was isolated from all the turbulence and excitement that took place in the rest of
4. I'm glad to see the LF back in the game. I know some people might be hesitant. But, I'm really happy that an entity that once represented the majority of the Maronites has reentered the political landscape, and will shape it as time passes.
5. Ahmad Fatfat rules! The guy is so cool! Going to LF rallies, talking about Gaegae in Akkar with all confidence. He is outspoken, smart and witty. In my opinion, he is one of those politicians who is PM or even Presidency material. However, the rules of the game probably dictate that he'll never occupy those seats in his lifetime. In my opinion, that is
6. I'm glad Elias Atallah made it to parliament. He's no Einstein, but he is passionate and does manage to connect with the shabeb. I'm sure he'll make at least some of the parliamentary sessions more interesting.
7. And finally, I've realized that the one political persona who represents
With all these thoughts and facts laid out, I have to add that I agree with
I'm definitely happy, and much more hopeful for
Monday, June 20, 2005
A few thoughts on the election results
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Disagree with you on Atallah. Passion is not enough. You have to be passionate about the right ideas. Atallah is a communist, not exactly the wave of the future to say the very least.
> The best thing for Lebanon is for these two groups to work together. (FPM and Future)
Saad has shown the willingness to cooperate but Aoun seems m3annad (as usual) because Hariri did not play the North game as fairly as Aoun had hoped.
I don't have anything against the stone headedness of Aoun per se but I think if he could accept Murr's mistakes and ally with him he should accept Hariri's "mistakes" and work with him for the best of the country.
> I'm definitely happy, and much more hopeful for Lebanon than I was a year ago.
Raja, I think it is a shame people have gotten so envolved with the day to day election uglyness and forgotten how better things have gotten and how far we have come!
Syrians out, real investigation about Hariri's murder, real willingness to get Jeajea out, christians back into political game, possibility of some real reform, many real election battles (regardless of the unfaireness of the law and the dirtiness of the electoral battles themselves) ...
I think you have all the reasons to be happy and hopefull.
Pat
Great blog Raja! Very well said...
atallah is not communist. he is rather social democrat if you like classification. Therefore, i think he is passionate about the right ideas.
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