Shiites allies Hezbollah and the Amal Movement are trying to prove that consensus between them will continue in the new political phase in Lebanon, with Hezbollah chief Sheikh Naim Qassem saying that “the selection of the new president came after consensus between Hezbollah and the Amal Movement.”

Sources informed on the relation between the Shiite duo have however said, in remarks to the Nidaa al-Watan newspaper, that “a crisis confidence is growing” between the two parties regarding the management of the political file.