The West should also recognize that the constituencies of Hezbollah and its allied, largely Christian, Free Patriotic Movement, led by presidential contender Michel Aoun, will be hit hardest by many of Siniora’s proposed economic and administrative reforms, such as lifting fuel subsidies and sharply raising value added tax. Already the 200,000-member Federation of Labour Unions has joined the opposition bandwagon, and Siniora’s proposals will further fuel grassroots populist nationalism.
西方还应该承认真主党及其盟友（主要是由参与总统竞争的Michel Aoun所领导的基督教“自由爱国运动”）将会受到Siniora所提出的经济和行政改革计划的最沉重打击。这些提案包括取消燃料补贴并大幅度提高增值税。拥有20万会员的“工会联盟”已经加入了反对派阵营。Siniora的提案会进一步激发基层民粹主义者的民族主义情绪。