Mustaqbal Urges Unity of March 14 against 'New Phase of Foreign Hegemony'

The Mustaqbal parliamentary bloc hailed on Tuesday the return of MP Saad Hariri to Lebanon, saying that it will help bolster the unity of the March 14 alliance.

It said after its weekly meeting: “The chance is available for the March 14 forces to confront the attempt to impose a new phase of foreign hegemony over Lebanon.”

“The hegemony threatens to swallow Lebanon and all that it represents regarding diversity,” it added.

“The Lebanese people who revolted on March 14, 2005 should rise to the national responsibility and sacrifices of martyrs and avoid squandering the legacy of Lebanese democracy,” it demanded.

“We should adhere to this pioneering experience, especially at this stage that is witnessing totalitarian tendencies that are dominated by extremist forces and blind terrorism,” said the Mustaqbal bloc.

“The bloc stresses the importance of uniting for the nation and warns against sliding into sectarian rhetoric and petty interests that destroy the nation and its components,” it continued.

“The return of Hariri and his meetings in the past few hours have launched a new phase to settle differences among the March 14 camp,” it said.

The return kicked off a new dynamic that will help unite and fortify the alliance, stressed the Mustaqbal bloc.

It also voiced its commitment to the call made by Hariri on Sunday for political blocs to attend the next presidential elections session to end the vacuum in the country's top post.

Hariri returned to Lebanon on Sunday after an absence of nearly a year.

He arrived in Beirut to attend the ceremony marking the eleventh anniversary of the assassination of his father and former Premier Rafik Hariri.

The MP carried out on Monday and Tuesday talks with numerous officials, announcing that his stay in Lebanon “will be longer this time around”.

He had originally left the country in 2011 over alleged security fears.

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Y.R.