The Day Nabih Berri Alleged Electoral Sabotage

Morning media coverage followed the momentum of the February 14 anniversary, focusing on Saad Hariri’s formal return to the political landscape and his intent to mobilize the Future Movement for the 2026 elections. While Hariri calibrated his reentry with tactical caution, editorial attention simultaneously tracked the IMF’s two-month reform deadline and Maronite Patriarch Rai’s call for national unity. By early afternoon, the narrative shifted toward regional escalation as reports emerged of U.S. military preparations against Iran and Iranian diplomatic maneuvers ahead of the Geneva talks. Domestic discourse was dominated by Speaker Nabih Berri, who officially filed his candidacy and publicly alleged a coordinated plot by unnamed parties to obstruct the parliamentary elections through legal disputes over expatriate voting. The evening cycle was defined by a sharp military escalation in the Bekaa region. Editors prioritized a lethal Israeli airstrike in Majdal Anjar that killed four people, alongside strikes near the Masnaa border crossing, overshadowing earlier reports on civil service wage disputes.