Tripoli”s Coalition List Within Days, Progress in Dialogue with Jamaa Islamiya
Tripoli”s coalition list is expected to be announced at the end of the week, media reports said on Wednesday, as talks between Mustaqbal movement and Jamaa Islamiya moved forward.
Al-Mustaqbal movement leader Saad Hariri held talks in Qoreitem with former premier Najib Miqati Tuesday night. Hariri had held similar talks with Minister Mohammed Safadi.
Qoreitem sources told An Nahar that "things are improving and announcement of the Tripoli list will be within the coming days."
Hariri also held talks with Jamaa Islamiya”s deputy secretary general Ibrahim al-Masri. The meeting led to some progress on a possible alliance between the grouping and Mustaqbal movement.
As Safir newspaper quoted head of Jamaa Islamiya”s politburo Ali Sheikh Ammar as saying that dialogue with Mustaqbal movement has reached its final stages. "Things are heading towards an electoral alliance in several districts."
About his candidacy for a seat in Sidon, Sheikh Ammar said: "The discussion on our behalf is left for the next stage."
Al-Akhbar daily quoted him as saying that talks with Mustaqbal are being held on each district at a time.
Al-Liwaa newspaper, meanwhile, said that Hariri”s movement suggested to include Jamaa Islamiya”s candidate Imad Hout in Mustaqbal”s list in Beirut 3 district and Khaled Daher in the Akkar list in return for the withdrawal of the grouping”s candidates from all other districts.