Lebanese Sunni politician Saad Hariri appears to be angling for a return to political leadership in Beirut. Over the weekend, he said that his political party, known as the Future movement, would seek to contest the next parliamentary elections.
The elections will likely take place in May. The Future Movement had suspended its political activities in 2022, Arab News noted.
Hariri is angling to return to politics as he marks the 21st anniversary of the assassination of his father, former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
He gave a speech on February 14 at Martyrs’ Square in front of his father’s tomb in Beirut. Rafik Hariri was murdered in a bombing that was likely carried out by Hezbollah. It’s possible that the Assad regime was also involved. The bombing in 2025 led to Syria’s regime withdrawing from Lebanon.
It also led to protests against Hezbollah.
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