Geagea: We will oppose the election of a March 8 President

Lebanese Forces chief Samir Geagea said Wednesday that the next President should be sovereign and reformist, refusing a President from the March 8 Alliance or a consensual President.

"We will oppose with all our strength the election of a President from the March 8 Alliance," Geagea said in a press conference as he accused the so-called Axis of Defiance of being the root cause of the crisis.

He considered that mismanagement, corruption and the dominance of Hezbollah on the country's strategic decisions are the main factors that contributed to the current crisis.

"Hezbollah has allied with the most corrupted parties to secure an internal cover for its illegal presence," Geagea said, slamming both Hezbollah and the Free Patriotic Movement.

He added that if a President backed by the Axis of Defiance gets elected, Lebanon will be isolated and will lose all investments and international and Arab support.

Geagea also refused "a consensual President" that would "extend the hell we are living in to six more years."

He concluded his speech by urging all the opposition MPs to coordinate in order to agree on a President's name.