Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah reiterated his refusal to change power and overthrow the regime, but reiterated his support for the popular movement and spoke of a number of positives.
Nasrallah said in a second comment since the outbreak of protests in Lebanese cities more than a week ago that any solution must be based on not falling into the vacuum of power, describing the vacuum as dangerous in light of economic and political crisis, pointing out that the vacuum will lead to chaos and collapse .
The Secretary-General of Hezbollah said that we do not accept to drop the Covenant, and we reject the resignation of the government, and do not accept early parliamentary elections under these circumstances.
Demonstrators called for the selection of representatives to conduct a dialogue so that no one takes advantage of their movement, pointing out that President Aoun reached out to them.
Nasrallah talked about what he described as the pros of the popular movement, including:
- Imposed on the government to decide a budget free of taxes, fees and deficit 0.6, the first time in decades.
- Hariri 's reform paper came out, which is unprecedented, even without aspirations.
Nasrallah considered that the reform paper is not promises but decisions, pointing out that there are many resolutions under discussion in the House of Representatives.
- Mobility prompted government officials to start implementing what they promised, and held intensive sessions to discuss a number of draft resolutions, including the draft looted funds and laws related to fighting corruption.
- "awareness" of officials in the Authority, in terms of responsibility and accountability.
- Restored confidence and hope, where people have confidence in themselves, after they realized the difficulty of going out in protests.
- Give the opportunity for all people to speak as they please in their own way, but should avoid insults that I consider directed by some.
- Create an atmosphere in the country that opens the door for all serious political forces, whether in power or outside, to work seriously and honestly, including these forces Hezbollah, as he put it.
But Nasrallah blamed the movement for blocking roads and preventing some from going to work, pointing out that many are struggling to make a living.
Some roads have become barriers to collecting royalties from ordinary citizens, he said.
In his first statement last Saturday, Nasrallah rejected the resignation of Saad Hariri's government and expressed support for it, "but in a new spirit and a new methodology."
Nasrallah also rejected proposals to form a government of technocrats and early parliamentary elections, stressing that if this government resigns it is not known that the government will be formed within a year or two.
Hizbullah's secretary general accused some political forces of shirking their responsibilities and blaming others.
Nasrallah's speech comes a day after a speech by President Michel Aoun demanding the protesters to dialogue, saying that regime change comes through the constitutional institutions, not the street, noting that the reform paper presented by the Prime Minister will be the first step to resolve the current crisis.
In the field, the correspondent of Al Jazeera reported that a clash occurred in the center of the Lebanese capital Beirut between the protesters and a group loyal to Hezbollah.
The correspondent pointed out that the confrontation between the two sides came against the backdrop of launching slogans against the corruption of the ruling political class.
Riot forces intervened to disengage and separate the protesters.
Since October 17, demonstrations in response to the government's decision to raise taxes in the framework of preparing the budget next year, especially the imposition of fees on the application of WhatsApp.