Michel Hayek, often called the Lebanese Nostradamus, seems on MTV Lebanon on the finish of December every year, to share new predictions about Lebanon and the world.
Some predictions are detailed and others are imprecise. So we took a glance again at Michel Hayek’s 2022 predictions to seek out ones that got here to fruition.
We appeared into his predictions for Lebanon:
For Lebanon, Michel Hayek had labeled 2022 as a 12 months of “troublesome labor”, evaluating Lebanon to a divorced and pregnant lady with many issues in her womb, and who’s about to ship. Significantly because it was an election 12 months.
Prediction: There will probably be a brand new parliament regardless of the complexities surrounding the supply: dates postponements, “purchase and promote”, falsification, mined alliances, appeals in opposition to appeals, safety and bloody threats, and makes an attempt to abort the new child and the elections.
Consequence 1: Lebanon had a parliamentary election.
Consequence 2: There have been loads of appeals and revisions.
Consequence 3: And safety threats; individuals protesting voting fraud, Hezbollah and Amal destroying opposition tents, Megaphone photographer assaulted for recording Hezbollah violations, Priest throwing rocks again at Hezbollah supporters, Lebanese Forces and FPM conflict in Chekka, Lebanese Forces candidate and his bodyguards have been run over, Observers assaulted, Voter dragged and crushed for insulting the president
Consequence 4: Makes an attempt to “abort” and cancel votes.
Consequence 5: “falsification” by way of Hezbollah voter fraud.
Prediction: There will probably be new faces and younger blood within the parliament, which will probably be essential as these will work with all their hearts.
Consequence: Opposition candidates took a mixed 13 seats
Prediction: Nearly all of the Lebanese individuals will proceed to cry over the forex
Consequence: The Lebanese pound continues to devaluate to an all-time excessive of 48,500LL per $1 USD.
Prediction: We are going to hear daily of a brand new variant and a brand new mannequin, and a brand new product, advertising, and buying and selling.
Prediction: The hazard about them is that they aren’t passing however will improve and develop. People will enter wars in opposition to them to combat them and cease their unfold.
Prediction: Some nations may handle to manage them, and a few not.
Prediction: They’re like terrifying ghosts laborious to combat.
Consequence: COVID continued to unfold with new mutations of Omricon and the resurgence in nations like China.
Prediction: All Lebanese feeling the heaviness of the estrangement (immigration) on their chest will return.
Prediction: The magic of Lebanon will appeal to again once more all who left
Consequence: Many Lebanese are reported to be returning to Lebanon.
Prediction: There will probably be a couple of official obituary bulletins and a nationwide mourning for days.
Consequence: Lebanon introduced a 4-day mourning following the loss of life of United Kingdon’s Queen Elizabeth.
Prediction: Hazard is pursuing media figures and TV presenters, from place to position, even contained in the studios.
Consequence: Al Jadeed TV has come beneath assault a number of instances.
Prediction: Army presence in Lebanon’s sea and possibly additionally Syria.
Consequence: Israeli warships entered Lebanese maritime territory throughout fuel subject disputes.
Prediction: What didn’t occur but and can occur, will probably be seen in Roumieh’s jail and different Lebanese prisons.
Consequence: Deaths and riots broke out in Roumieh Jail
Prediction: A identified Lebanese determine will probably be prosecuted exterior Lebanon.
Consequence: Shakira is standing trial in Spain for alleged tax evasion
Prediction: Safety breach on the UNIFIL in south Lebanon.
Consequence: UNIFIL convoy was attacked and an Irish peacekeeper was murdered.
Prediction: Michel Moawad takes a number of steps and places his hand on the primary aim regardless of the hazard.
Consequence: Michel Moawad is the frontrunner for the Lebanese presidency.
Prediction: Neemat Frem scores greater than a aim in his subject and one in every of his territories is with out immunity and with out fences.
Consequence: Neehmat Frem is elected MP and his listing carried out nicely within the elections.
Prediction: The election wave of the Lebanese Forces (LF) is a excessive wave that resembles the little sister of the Tsunami.
Consequence: Lebanese Forces have been the largest internet winner of seats within the parliamentary election
Prediction: A couple of act of betrayal between the governor and the thieves, between the banks and the governor, and between the governor and the rulers.
Consequence: Choose Ghada Aoun goes after Raid Salameh in addition to actress and shut acquaintance of Salameh, Stephanie Saliba.
Prediction: All by way of and after he leaves the presidency, Aoun will unleash unfavourable campaigns on his enemies and his allies, on the Lebanese Forces (LF) in addition to on Hezbollah and Nabih Berri
Consequence: Berri and Aoun proceed to go at it
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