Geagea Urges Suleiman, Salam to End Their 'Harmful, Unjustified' Wait
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Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea on Monday voiced dismay that President Michel Suleiman and Prime Minister-designate Tammam Salam have not formed a new cabinet until the moment, revealing that he is not a candidate for the presidency – “for now.”
“I don't know what President Suleiman and PM-designate Salam are waiting for (concerning the formation of the cabinet), especially recently, since the stances of all parties have become well-known,” Geagea said during an interview on MTV.
“The hesitation of Suleiman and Salam has become harmful,” he added.
Asked whether their wait had to do with regional developments, Geagea said: “We cannot wait for the outcome of the rapprochement between the U.S. and Iran.”
“Even if the United States and Iran reach an agreement, what would that change in Lebanon? It will not change anything,” he noted.
“Suleiman is the country's president and Salam is the PM-designate ... and they must shoulder their responsibilities,” Geagea urged.
He called on Suleiman and Salam to “form the cabinet they want,” noting that the parties would decide later whether to grant it their vote of confidence or not.
“I believe that a neutral cabinet would win a vote of confidence,” added Geagea.
Asked about Hizbullah's response should Suleiman and Salam form a cabinet not enjoying its approval, Geagea said: “We must not always contemplate over Hizbullah's possible reaction before making any move, as that would bestow legitimacy on its behavior. The president has the constitutional right to form a cabinet.”
“Suleiman and Salam are giving so much importance to (Progressive Socialist Party chief MP Walid) Jumblat's stance and they must meet and decide what they want, and accordingly, Jumblat and others would build their stances,” Geagea pointed out.
He added: “We have agreed in the March 14 coalition to approach President Suleiman and PM-designate Salam with the aim of forming a cabinet as soon as possible, and if they don't respond, they would be impeding the democratic system.”
“In my opinion, which is not binding, a cabinet that can work at the moment is neither a March 8 cabinet nor a March 14 cabinet, but rather a neutral cabinet,” said Geagea.
Separately, the LF leader said that “extending the mandate of the president is an exception and this exception happened during the hegemony era.”
“President Suleiman has personally told me that he does not intend to extend his mandate ... On May 25, a new president must be in the Baabda Palace,” Geagea stressed.
“Every parliamentary bloc has the duty of going to the session of electing the president or else it would be committing high treason,” he added.
“For now, I don't consider myself to be a candidate for the presidency, but I might become a candidate at any certain time and I will not shy away if I find it necessary to be a candidate,” Geagea said.
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07 October 2013, 22:23
Geagea: Until the moment, I don't consider myself to be a candidate for the presidency, but I might become a candidate at any certain time and I will not shy away if I find it necessary to be a candidate.
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07 October 2013, 22:16
Geagea: Every parliamentary bloc has the duty of going to the session of electing the president or else it would be committing high treason.
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07 October 2013, 22:15
Geagea: Extending the mandate of the president is an exception and this exception happened during the hegemony era. President Suleiman has personally told me that he does not intend to extend his mandate ... On May 25, a new president must be in the Baabda Palace.
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07 October 2013, 21:58
Geagea: In my opinion, which is not binding, a cabinet that can work at the moment is neither a March 8 cabinet nor a March 14 cabinet, but rather a neutral cabinet.
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07 October 2013, 21:58
Geagea: We have agreed in the March 14 coalition to approach President Suleiman and PM-designate Salam with the aim of forming a cabinet as soon as possible, and if they don't respond, they would be impeding the democratic system.
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07 October 2013, 21:55
Geagea: Suleiman and Salam are giving so much importance to Jumblat's stance and they must meet and decide what they want, and accordingly, Jumblat and others would build their stances.
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07 October 2013, 21:52
Geagea: We must not always contemplate over Hizbullah's possible reaction before making any move, as that would bestow legitimacy on its behavior. The president has the constitutional right to form a cabinet.
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07 October 2013, 21:50
Geagea: Even if the United States and Iran reach an agreement, what would that change in Lebanon? It will not change anything.
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07 October 2013, 21:48
Geagea: Let Suleiman and Salam form the cabinet they want and we would vote later on ... I believe that a neutral cabinet would win a vote of confidence.
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07 October 2013, 21:46
Geagea: Suleiman is the country's president and Salam is the PM-designate ... and they must shoulder their responsibilities.
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07 October 2013, 21:45
Geagea: We cannot wait for the outcome of the rapprochement between the U.S. and Iran.
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07 October 2013, 21:44
Geagea: The hesitation of Suleiman and Salam has become harmful.
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07 October 2013, 21:43
Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea in an interview on MTV: I don't know what President Suleiman and PM-designate Salam are waiting for concerning the formation of the cabinet, especially recently, since the stances of all parties have become well-known.
07 October 2013, 22:03
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backstabber of christians in Lebanon, the only person to cooperate with the syrian regime in attacking the LAF, can't even stand 2 minutes of his ceaseless lying, shame shame shame !!!
long live the gemayels, they are the christians' only hope
tfeh 3ala a3zamiyyet el FPM tfeh akbar 3a geagea, allah yihmi the Gemayels the family of martyrs, the bastion of Christians in Lebanon, the hope of the future, allah yihmik Sami w Pier w Amin w Bachir wa ila akhirihi !
07 October 2013, 22:36
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i hope naharnet will not remove your post lebanon first
save it to repost without you know which word
GOD-COUNTRY-FAMILY
allah yehmi l gemayels
tfeh 3ala ja3ja3
07 October 2013, 22:40
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'suleiman and salam are giving so much importance to jumblat's stance'
seriously???? forget that nobody, he doesn't represent 2% of the population and goes against the rest. HE'S the one impeding the democratic system geagea you blind man open your eyes!
07 October 2013, 23:06
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sakker bouzak ya blind follower
he'll criticize anything for cheap votes and by criticize I mean lie distort contort and coerce!!
Are you exprogma's wife by any chance?
07 October 2013, 23:30
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Lebanonforever for a every person in this world another person speaks the truth. But my Dear ignorant Lebanonforever Speaking the truth is too different than doing what's right. Because i'm pretty sure he as you consider him speaking the truth and other as others consider them speaking the truth... None have done what's right and kindly dont give me the excuse that he was jailed therefore he didnt have the chance. If he did what was right he wouldn't have been jailed, just like if Crazy Old Aoun had done what's right he wouldn't have been Jailed, and Just like If Hasan nasrallah had done what's right God wouldn't have punished him with the death of his son and so on...
08 October 2013, 07:30
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Geagea was jailed for refusing ministerial seats and accepting Syrian hegemony. Anybody who thinks otherwise is lacking. If he had accepted the Syrians I would bet you he would have been president a long time ago. He is nowhere close to perfect, let alone good, but at least he had his priniciples and never shied away from them or sold them. Aoun was never jailed he ran away and left his soldiers to face the brunt of Syrian revenge, and now denies their very existence in Syrian jails. While I wait for the day us Lebanese throw off the yoke of all our feudal lords, there are some that speak more truth and do more right than others.
08 October 2013, 11:41
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I suggest YOU get YOUR facts straight and read history.. he was offered ministerial portfolios regardless of the crimes he committed.. just like Mr. Nabih my behind is glued to parliament Berri.. Just like Walid I will rule my autonomous region Jumblatt.. and just like Hassan I AM the resistance Nassrallah. and let us not forget Samir I am Assads puppy therefore defense minister Franjieh.
If Geagea had accepted Syrian hegemony he would have not only been a minister, but 99% sure the president as well.. and would not have served 2 seconds in jail like your beloveds .. so don't open your mouth cause your mind is closed..
08 October 2013, 11:45
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and I hope you are not talking about the church.. the charges of which were dropped even in a Syrian dominated judicial system.. so unless you spew the same hate on this man (who did kill, and did fight during the civil war) upon others that did the same then you are nothing but a blind parrot... all talk no vision...
08 October 2013, 13:14
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first off you pathetic waste of living cells.. I am not as petty as you to report anything or sit there thumbing up or down anybody.. takes a twats mentality to see twats all around him.
second.. geagea fought against the MILITIA of Aoun.. get it right.. the elected government had its own army... and THAT was the LAF..
third.. again go read your history you conditioned baboon.. it was Aoun who turned against geagea not the other way around no matter how many times you click your heels and say you want to go home.
fourth.. going to pay condolonces for a death is very different than going to kiss booty and declare the Syrian regime innocent of all the blood letting... not to mention forget his MILITIA compatriots who were rotting in Syrian jails...
08 October 2013, 13:14
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first off you pathetic waste of living cells.. I am not as petty as you to report anything or sit there thumbing up or down anybody.. takes a twats mentality to see twats all around him.
second.. geagea fought against the MILITIA of Aoun.. get it right.. the elected government had its own army... and THAT was the LAF..
08 October 2013, 13:15
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third.. again go read your history you conditioned baboon.. it was Aoun who turned against geagea not the other way around no matter how many times you click your heels and say you want to go home.
fourth.. going to pay condolences for a death is very different than going to kiss booty and declare the Syrian regime innocent of all the blood letting... not to mention forget his MILITIA compatriots who were rotting in Syrian jails...
fifth.. sure he was pardoned.. considering he is the only one who went to jail for anything in the first place... good boy for pardoning everyone else without them spending ANY time in jail...
You are right.. I should stop speaking to you about closed minds.. apparently you have NONE.. closed, open, rotted or in full bloom...
08 October 2013, 13:53
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if MILITIA is a big word for you, you are clearly lacking knowledge in vocabulary...
truth hurts.. move on...
08 October 2013, 01:48
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I wouldn't want Geagea as president because of his pedigree, but I respect him very much. He's right, Michael and Salam should move on and propose a neutral gov. if truly neutral and independent, M8/14 will be forced to agree.
08 October 2013, 06:55
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Geagea's words are correct and to the point... Suleiman and Salam need to make a move, it is up to them to form a new government and take it to a vote of confidence. M8 refuses to let a technocratic government have a chance, what they and their cheerleaders want is to keep the same mess going.
08 October 2013, 07:53
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Nothing said that deserves criticism. We need to pull ourselves out of this destructive stalemate.
Form the government and put it to the vote of confidence and let the masks fall instead of the accusations and counter accusations.
There will be a stand off, HA will and can do what it pleases, the government and the Lebanese economy have been brought to their knees, exactly what Bachaar threatened us with.
Thank you HA.
08 October 2013, 10:43
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Calm down Wolf, Aoun was the person that instigated the war that broke the backbone of the Christians. The main core of our Lebanese army was for the full period of the war on the sidelines, it took a maniac like Aoun to order the attack, paving the way for the Syrian invasion of Baabda. We of all people hold our army sacred above all else, so if you think that you are defending the army by attacking Gaga, you are definitely on the wrong path.
And stop the crap of baseless accusations.
Child killer? Where and when?
Church bomber? Come on, everyone knows the story behind that farce of an excuse to dismantle the LF.
Your barking up the wrong tree buddy boy.
08 October 2013, 12:39
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Has any of the named biggies heard Dr. Arreet 7akeh's twitching lips? Drs. Arteena Satleh have, and as ususal, they bounce and clapped like the retards that they are, and this is what matters. wlak akh mennak ya arreet 7akeh chou arreet 7akeh akh.
08 October 2013, 14:30
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All of you are a bunch if slaves. Be it m8 or m14 slaves. Don't u know that it is you who are keeping those thugs in power. Do u even know what is happening behind closed doors. Absolutely not! All this that is happening since 75 is a diversion from the truth. Stop supporting those thugs now, Lebanon is for the people and not for suleiman, aoun , nasrallah, geagea, gemayels, berri, jumblat and all the other thugs. I pray that God will open your minds and stop supporting them.
08 October 2013, 16:47
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what a shame to bring a president who has not even a Diploma from any university. at least the others had graduated from Military school.
