Report: Syria, Hizbullah Seek Safeguarding Cabinet to Win 2013 Elections
The Syrian regime and Hizbullah have agreed on resolving all the obstacles that could cause the collapse of the current cabinet in an attempt to safeguard the government until the parliamentary elections in 2013.
Sources told the pan-Arab daily al-Hayat that the Syrian leadership and Hizbullah are seeking to guarantee the parliamentary majority during the 2013 elections in cooperation with PM Najib Miqati and without Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat.
“Jumblat confirmed himself as a centrist as he is moving away from the Syrian regime and re-approaching the March 14 forces,” the sources noted.
If the current cabinet collapsed, the parliamentary majority would not be able to reorganize since Jumblat would not be included in the coalition, they added.
A March 8 source told the newspaper that Hizbullah is trying to appease the Free Patriotic Movement to preserve their relations, but the disagreements on the new electoral law is serving the March 14 opposition in its attempt to recover the popular votes.
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