After Saad's withdrawal, Bahaa Hariri intends to continue his father's career

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Beirut - Marwa Shaheen - Broadcast:

A few days after Prime Minister Saad Hariri announced his retirement from political life and his reluctance with his political current to run in the upcoming parliamentary elections, Bahaa, Saad's older brother, appeared to announce the completion of the political process started by his father, Rafik Hariri, who was martyred in February 2005 in a bombing targeting his motorcade in the capital, Beirut. .

Bahaa Hariri, the eldest son of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, addressed the Lebanese in a video speech, in which he announced his intention to return to Lebanon in the next few days to complete the political career of his martyred father. He addressed the Lebanese saying:

«My Lebanese brothers and sisters

Greetings from the heart

The absence was prolonged, but you were always present with heart, mind and action. I will not talk about the seriousness of the stage because you know and know its gravity and the accuracy of the stage on which we are coming.

First of all, it must be emphasized that neither our religion, nor our morals, nor our upbringing, we, the sons of the martyr Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, allow us to abandon our responsibility by putting all our capabilities for the sake of Lebanon’s renaissance. Lebanon is the message, Lebanon is the symbol, and Lebanon is the homeland.

And he continued, "The small family of the martyr Rafik Hariri, as well as his large family, has not, nor will, and will not disintegrate. In partnership and solidarity, we will fight the battle to restore the homeland and restore the sovereignty of the homeland from its occupiers. Lebanese society only serves the enemies of the country, let alone the fear of emptiness in the largest sect in Lebanon, to which I have the honor to belong.

We are continuing what we learned from the parents of the late Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.”

The Sunni street in Lebanon received this news about the return of the eldest son of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, who is considered a symbol of the Sunni community in Lebanon, with great joy, after the sadness that prevailed as a result of Saad Hariri's withdrawal from the Lebanese political scene and thus emptying the Sunni community of its political leadership. Keeping it unorganized guarantees it an effective role in Lebanese political life.

 It should be noted that after the martyrdom of Prime Minister Rafic Hariri in 2005, the masses supporting the Future Movement began chanting in the name of Baha to be the leader of the Future Movement, as he is the eldest son of Prime Minister Hariri the father. To the younger brother Saad, who withdrew from politics a few days ago and left Lebanon for the United Arab Emirates.

And it seems; After 17 years of Bahaa Hariri's refusal to enter political life, and political circumstances imposed on him to return to Lebanon and take over the leadership of the Sunni community, after Saad Hariri left it in a state of diaspora after his resignation from political work.

Baha al-Hariri is known as a successful, strict businessman with a strong and resolute personality, unlike his younger brother Saad, who was famous for his softness, tolerance and likable personality. His entry into the political fray is a source of concern for his political opponents, who rejoiced in Saad's removal. There is no doubt that they realize today, that their opponent is no longer Saad Hariri, but has become Baha, meaning that the opponent in front of them has become much stronger than before.