Geagea: No Final Stance Yet on Participation in All-Embracing Cabinet
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Lebanese Forces chief Samir Geagea said Saturday that the March 14 alliance hasn't yet decided whether it would participate in a 24-member national unity government.
In remarks to al-Jadeed TV, Geagea said: “We haven't yet decided on our participation in an 8-8-8 cabinet.”
There has been a flurry of political activity in the past days to win the approval of the March 14 alliance to participate in a cabinet in which it would get eight ministers similar to March 8 and centrists.
But reports said Saturday that Geagea had rejected to have ministers in a government in which Hizbullah has representatives.
His ally al-Mustaqbal movement leader ex-PM Saad Hariri held a one-hour telephone conversation with him on Friday.
But Geagea told al-Jadeed that Hariri hasn't yet taken a final decision on the March 14 alliance's participation in the 8-8-8 cabinet and did not try to convince him to do so.
“Consultations on the formation of the government are going,” the LF chief added.
President Michel Suleiman said Friday that Hariri had sent “positive signals” on accepting the 8-8-8 formula.
But he hinted that he would sign a decree to form a non partisan cabinet, which the March 8 alliance describes as a de facto government, before the end of the month if the rival parties failed to reach consensus on the new proposal.
11 January 2014, 13:36
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I am sure that Dr. Geagea will have the assurances he desires regarding HA involvement in Syria or the policy statement before he joins any government. Something for sure is being cooked.
11 January 2014, 14:34
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I hope so... I hv never voted for a full list in parlementary election but if they do form an 8 8 8 cabinet while hebos still in syria i will vote for a full march 8 list next time so at least i get no false hopes in the upcoming years...
11 January 2014, 14:38
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I've never voted in lebanese elecciones. I was impatient to vote in 2013.... but they denied us that right. if they sit next 2 hizballa, i'll never vote 4 them.
11 January 2014, 22:56
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flimflamthrower, that is very funny coming from someone like you who worships a deserter & turncoat like Aoun,
11 January 2014, 15:13
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We all are craving for a government, yet our only choice against the hegemony of Hizbullah is boycott any government with the presence of terrorist hizbullah.
11 January 2014, 15:19
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I am sure this new wonder government will stop the war in Syria and the recent bombings and assassinations.
11 January 2014, 16:36
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Hmmm...hmm.. brother Roar, is Geagea alone in that predicament? I think not. Lol.
11 January 2014, 17:17
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if M8 are sooo in a rush to form a gvt then let them take it! but it need balls to do that, which they lack....
11 January 2014, 21:48
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sure... so why don't you do anything as M14 is doing nothing? see? lacking balls!!! you just answered yourself!! how stupid M8ers are above lacking balls!!! they also lack brains! wahahaha!
11 January 2014, 22:56
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The so called Lebanese government is a joke... The entire country of Lebanon is controlled by only one side and that is Hizballah terrorists... Forming a government means absolutely nothing when Hizballah terrorists can kill anyone and destroy anything whenever they want and no one inside Lebanon can stop them... There is no hope for Lebanon as long as it is totally controlled by Hizballah terrorists...
12 January 2014, 02:12
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hey Rear, Tell Hassan his days underground are effecting his mental state, Orders from Khamenai shouldn't take that long! keep up the hope that Iranian Rev Guards will always be there for you.
12 January 2014, 02:29
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Agree with you and add. During the municipal elections in the south, they did not only wipe out the christian representation when they had the 2/3 of the vote ... they did it with almost all other sects fractions even if they were "Chi3a" they simply tried to dominate and not let any other than Ghiz-Ebola and Amal (in some cases)inlist for elections, join their lists or even let them exist in any local or political level... So Ghiz-Ebola, The cancer, did what they want and still to Eliminate the voice of Dr Geaga all the way and tried to make President Bachir killers as Saints ... like always.
12 January 2014, 11:10
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As if Dr. Arreet 7akeh's stances were ever final. wlak akh mennak ya arreet 7akeh malla arreet 7akeh bou hazzeh mkhashkhash akh.
12 January 2014, 12:10
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"aoun represents lebanon" only in the sick minds of FPMers suffering from superiority complex! wahaha!
he just represents his party like all the others... mr big head...
12 January 2014, 15:52
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Yup. Keep the pressure on Hezb. Their game is up. Enough about the tabu that Hezb's is untouchable. They are the cancer in Lebanon. I'd love to see a government WITHOUT Hezb. Let them play opposition in the Parliament like any other civilized country. Can they?
