Report: Mustaqbal, LF Tell Their Campaigns They Won't Ally in Elections

Al-Mustaqbal Movement and the Lebanese Forces have told their electoral campaigns that the two parties will not ally in the upcoming parliamentary elections, media reports said.

“The two parties told their electoral campaigns to start working on the basis that there will no agreement between the LF and Mustaqbal,” informed sources told Kuwait's al-Jarida newspaper in remarks published Sunday.

“This has spread relief among the popular bases of Mustaqbal, seeing as it will be able to hold onto a number of seats that would have gone to the LF,” the sources added.

The sources noted that a “decisive meeting” will be held Monday evening at the Center House and that Information Minister Melhem Riachi will visit Prime Minister Saad Hariri to take a final decision.