Berri says Amal-Hezbollah proved to be 'national duo' in Beirut municipal poll
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri seemed to be satisfied with the results of the municipal elections in the capital Beirut in an interview with local news portal al-Modon.
"We have secured parity in a way that is no longer acceptable to call Amal and Hezbollah a Shiite Duo but a National Duo," Berri told al-Modon in remarks published Tuesday.
A list backed by most political parties had won all 24 seats of Beirut's municipality on Sunday, maintaining Christian-Muslim parity on the capital’s municipal council.
"The picture will be different in the parliamentary elections," Berri said, stressing that municipal elections will be held in south Lebanon - despite everything.
Israel has continued to launch strikes on south and east Lebanon despite a November 27 truce that sought to halt more than a year of hostilities with Hezbollah including two months of full-blown war.
Nine people including children were injured Tuesday in an Israeli drone strike on a motorcycle in south Lebanon on the al-Mansouri-Majdal Zoun road in the Tyre district, three of them critically.
The municipal elections in the south will take place on Saturday with dozens of municipal councils already elected by acclamation.
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Hizbollah is Iranian Foreign Legion, Suleimani’s brigade. Similar to Houthis, Hizb turned our land into Iranian rocket base, isolated & destroyed our economy for Iran’s nuclear nirvana & Arab hegemony. Hizb & Houthis are arm worshipers & foreign agent criminals that should be brought to justice & all their assets confiscated to compensate their million victims. As to Berri, he is a phony heir to Imam Saddr, a fraud and imposter with none of Saddr quality or vision. Imam Saddr had the same constructive & uplifting spirit as Rafiq Hariri in contrast to the destructive, corrupting and degrading spirit of Berri. Berri, is a curse on Shia, dean of political mafia & poison to any government. He aligned with Hizb, the same Basij that killed thousands of Iranian reformers during Green Revolution (twin of Cedar Revolution) and would’ve certainly killed Saddr if we was alive. Salam & Aoun are committing mistake of the Century by rehabilitating Berri & Hizb criminals. A nightmare for our freedom!
