Efforts are underway to reach a Christian-Christian reconciliation between Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea and al-Marada Movement leader Suleiman Frangieh. Reconciliation efforts intensified after two people were killed and three wounded in clashes Wednesday between the LF and Marada in the town of Bsarma in the northern Lebanese province of Koura. [Naharnet]
In the upcoming elections Christians have the most important card. I am not sure if the present leaders can be trusted to play it right. All have big ego and narrow, selfish interests in spite of the discourse. Anyway, hopefully something good will come out of it.As far as I can tell, Kataeb is doing well thanks to Sami Gemayel. Sami has a vision for the party, it does not have the 'sins’ real or perceived of his father, former President Amine Gemayel, and he is very active at the grassroots level and up.
I don't have [yet] many information's about LF.
For the Free Patriotic Movement… well in a nutshell. Since the agreement with Hizballah they were obliged to keep on explaining the accord, and they also focused on the transitional government, putting the grassroots on a third place.
There are also the rivalries inside the party, inside Aoun's family. Let's be fair. All parties have that. As long as the quality of their work is not affected by the struggle for more power / influence I am not interested in the rumours. For its part Marada is doing well in North. I may not agree with all of Franjieh's ideas, but the man is a smart politician.