LF Bloc Thanks MPs over 'Precious Trust' Placed in Geagea
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The Lebanese Forces bloc thanked on Thursday lawmakers for placing their trust in LF chief Samir Geagea during the first round of the presidential elections a day earlier.
The bloc said in a short statement that the “precious trust … was an essential motive for him to stay in the battle for the presidency.”
“The democratic battle is aimed at achieving the patriotic objectives that we all aspire,” it added.
Lawmakers failed to elect a new president on Wednesday as no candidate was able to garner the needed two-thirds of votes to become Lebanon's next head of state.
The session was attended by 124 of parliament's 128 members.
But Geagea, who was backed by the March 14 alliance, received the votes of only 48 MPs.
Sixteen lawmakers voted for Aley MP Henri Helou, one for Kataeb party chief ex-President Amin Gemayel and 52 MPs, mainly March 8 alliance members, cast blank ballots.
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24 April 2014, 12:48
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Southern, from the beginning Geagea had no hopes of getting elected, just like his arch-foe Aoun, Geagea is too divisive due to his belonging to M14 and because of his belonging to a party that resisted the Syrian occupation for so long. People like Geagea and Aoun have seen their knives' edges smoothed by times, they don't cut it anymore. Now that the dynamics of parliament have cleared it by process of elimination, the time has come for a candidate that is different, that is accepted by all sides. Whether we like it or not, a consensual person is still the best suited for our times, then why not a technocrat instead of an old timer? But the secret lays in the fact that when that person stands his ground, that he doesn't get bedeviled by either side too.
24 April 2014, 13:48
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Why is it weakened ?
Quite the contrary. The only one weakened is M8 who failed to produce a candidate and Michel Aoun who was humiliated because his partners don't even support his candidacy.
Common ground candidate or consensus candidate means a WEAK candidate that Hezbollah can threaten and manipulate.
We won't accept that !
Only a candidate that struggles to reestablish Lebanon's sovereignty that Hezbollah sold back to Syria and Iran can succeed !
We fought with our lives to gain our sovereignty ! Real Martyrs have given their lives for the freedoms you enjoy today ! And this is not to piss it all away and bring back dictatorship to lebanon !
24 April 2014, 14:31
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@southern : If you want to abolish sectarianism, then start by abolishing your Shiite Army !
@Roar : a 10 point plan is much better than no plan at all. Don't get me wrong. I'm not happy with Geagea as a president but at least he's doing things right... no other politicians is doing the same. Especially not Aoun who is like a spoiled kid who doesns't want to play with the others because they did not crown him king. He has to deserve it !
24 April 2014, 17:18
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Roar I agree with you over the fact that Aoun has not announced his candidacy, so yes, I believe I owe you a clarification. My relating to the general is purely on comparative basis, that even if he were to consider the post, at least I am speaking on my behalf, it would be best that Aoun leaves the post for the new generation. About working with the Syrians, here I believe my dear brother that literally everyone at one time or the other dined at their table.
24 April 2014, 17:35
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I'm also talking about the Martyrs who have given their lives to put an end to SYRIAN domination of Lebanon. Worst than the french and the ottomans.
The same Syrian domination Hezbollah is trying to bring back and protect !
Those are the true heroes of Lebanon. Those who fought not with weapons but with their voices and words.
The biggest revolution and resistance in Lebanon's history happened on March 14 and our country was freed from Syrian influence without a single drop of blood. Hezbollah with all their might and weapons cannot even match this. In fact, they fought violently to keep the Syrian presence in the country !
24 April 2014, 18:03
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Slash... don't argue with a fool otherwise he will drag you to his lower than low level piece of low life... of course we are talking about the_roar character.
24 April 2014, 12:51
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quit puching m14 to vote for you they vant to vote for cheikh amine jomayel not for jaja you have to give up
24 April 2014, 17:45
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@FT, I don't know what's worst :
- a convicted criminal applying for presidency
- convicted criminals voting for presidents
- political parties harbouring criminals, assassins and terrorists being allowed to participate in the electoral process at all
Geagea and all his crimes to not even amount to the horrors commited by Hezbollah throughout their history.
Yet, you seem to pardon Hezbollah, no problem. In fact, you defend them.
When they are all the same criminals !
24 April 2014, 22:29
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texas: sure they have an answer for all of it = insults is their answers! LOL
