In the year 2000, he presented to the elections with the same allies but the Syrian officers worked their best on failing him using all sort of methods, like threatening and imprisoning his supporters, and with all that the difference was minimal. Talal El Merhebi kept his place as a leader in the region and he still is exercising his political life due to the strong ties he had made with a lot of the government officials and is known to be a man of Justice, Equality and fairness.