Geagea Blames Iran for Baabda Vacuum
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Lebanese Forces chief Samir Geagea, a candidate for the country's top Christian post, has accused Iran of causing Lebanon's presidential deadlock.
“Iran is responsible for the obstruction of the presidential elections in Lebanon,” Geagea told pan-Arab daily Asharq al-Awsat in an interview published on Tuesday.
He accused Tehran of using Hizbullah, which “receives orders beyond” Lebanon's “borders,” to thwart the polls.
The interview was carried out after Geagea held talks with Saudi King Salman on Sunday.
The LF chief also met on Monday with al-Mustaqbal Movement leader ex-PM Saad Hariri in Jeddah.
Baabda Palace has been vacant since President Michel Suleiman's six-year tenure ended in May 2014.
Asked by his interviewer about his latest talks with his rival Free Patriotic Movement chief MP Michel Aoun, Geagea said the meeting ended a 30-year rivalry.
“That would help us turn the page of the past and open a new page,” he said.
“We have made a single political step which is the importance of approving an electoral law,” Geagea told Asharq al-Awsat. “We are working for our agreement to include other clauses although we know that there is a lot of work ahead of us.”
The rivalry between Geagea and Aoun, who is also a presidential candidate, are partly to be blamed for the Baabda vacuum.
On the cabinet crisis, the LF leader said: “The government needs a minimum level of harmony so that (it achieves) consensus” among its members.
“But it is incapable of doing so because it is deformed,” said Geagea, whose party does not have representatives in the cabinet.
21 July 2015, 10:08
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Morning Dr. Geagea, did they convince you of this in Riyadh or is it your genius speaking?
P.S.
How much they pay per word?
21 July 2015, 10:36
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They paid him a lot...but at the same timr this is the plain truth: Iran is intervening in Iraq, Yemen, Syria and Lebanon..NO ONE CAN DENY IT because Iran said it.
What Iran wants in Lebanon is an Islamic Republic. Fashar!!!
21 July 2015, 11:03
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saturn; so who is obstructing the presidential elections ya genius?
21 July 2015, 11:53
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but the parliament is legal if it elects your aoun ma heyk flamethrower?
21 July 2015, 11:26
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Everyone in the known, virtual, star trek, marvel and theoretical universes have come to realize that neither geagea nor aoun will be elected president, everyone except aoun himself; and the iranians are counting on this.
21 July 2015, 15:48
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what's wrong with naked chicks? The vast majority of the free world would pick those naked chicks over you every time. go back to the 13th century and stay there.
21 July 2015, 11:38
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Humm, Mustakbal official stance "we have no veto on anyone", Hezbolla official stance "elect Aoun or there won't be a president anytime soon".. so Geagea is right, bid deal!
21 July 2015, 13:06
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ولايتي: ايران ستزيد دعمها لمحور المقاومة في المنطقة ولن تتوانى عن دعم سوريا والعراق ولبنان واليمن
21 July 2015, 13:06
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Geagea is part of the problem, he contiues to sell the Christian powers to Saudi Arabia.
21 July 2015, 17:28
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Mystic, as always you're accusing and blaming, blaming and blaming yet without giving us a shred of evidence. Provide us with tangible evidence, not Iranian pop songs but proofs, then the debates will regain their worthwhileness with you.
21 July 2015, 17:58
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Geagea and Hariri, a so called Phoneician and an Arab boy.
Phoenix the Aristocrat, with the texan saudi lover.
It gets better and better.
21 July 2015, 18:27
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People must understand March 14s mentality in order to understand them, March 14 wants their own freedom fighters ISIS & Nusra to "liberate" Lebanon of Hezbollah.
The "Christians" of March 14 hopes they can make some kinda deal with Saudi Arabia and Hariri for partition and protection from takfiri attacks. This is the reason Lebanese Forces and Kataeb backs Saudi Arabia, plus it makes profit ofcourse.
21 July 2015, 21:55
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The Army can't even be allowed to get back their captured soldiers, yet you wish for them to take care of everything themselves.
Not going to happen texas, the Resistance will protect us aswell.
22 July 2015, 01:03
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So now the Army are linked to the Resistance texas? I thought you typed we should all rely on them the LAF only, by the way nobody is blocking any exchanges it was the Qatar negotiators that were supposed to get the Army troops back remember?
21 July 2015, 13:44
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They paid him a lot...but less than what Ebola and Iran pays the Caporal and his Inner Circle.
However what Geagea is saying is the plain truth: Iran is intervening in Iraq, Yemen, Syria and Lebanon..NO ONE CAN DENY IT because Iran said it.
What Iran wants in Lebanon is an Islamic Republic. Fashar!!!
21 July 2015, 15:44
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Geagea's statement would have more credibility and authenticity if he were not making it coming off of a visit to Saudi Arabia. The Iranian Nuclear Deal has come, in the minds of many Sunni Muslims in the region, at their expense. KSA now will never accept an Iranian endorsed candidate to become the next Lebanese president. Aoun is the Iranian endorsed candidate.
If the US and the EU were of a mind to placate the Saudis, to throw them a bone, so to speak in the wake of their 4 year marathon negotiations with Iran, it may be Lebanon. They would have Iran stand down from Aoun and allow a Saudi choice to come into Baabda. May be why Geagea is in KSA this week.
21 July 2015, 17:41
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A good post can be known by the amount of thumbs down it receives, the more downs, the better the quality of the post. One look at any thread these days and the answer will jump to your eyes.
