He leads Hezbollah's political wing called Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc in the Lebanese parliament, which was part of the 8 March Alliance.
"[7] In 2013, Raad was considered to be one of the potential candidates for Secretary-General of Hezbollah in the event that Hassan Nasrallah were to become the "supreme guide" of the organization, and the power allocated to the post of general secretary consequentially reduced.
[13] In March 2024, Raad met with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, and the following month he announced that Hezbollah would open a representative office in Moscow.
"[15] Journalist and MTV Lebanon TV host Dima Sadek wrote sarcastically on social media: "The weather is nice today.
"[15] MP Pierre Bou Assi responded to Raad: "All of Lebanon is collapsing due to your policies and your illusory and destructive divine victories.