Geagea: Dialogue on Electoral Law is Ongoing with Our Allies
Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea stressed on Monday the importance of dialogue in reaching an agreement over a parliamentary electoral law.
He told Radio Orient: “Dialogue over the law is ongoing with all our allies.”
“Such issues should be discussed behind closed doors in order for all sides to reach an agreement over this issue,” he said.
On Last week’s Maronite meeting at Bkirki to discuss the electoral law and their advocating of the Orthodox gathering proposals on the matter, Geagea commented: “All remarks on the issue should be taken into consideration because the electoral law concerns all Lebanese.”
The Orthodox gathering proposed that each sect elect its own MPs based on proportional representation.
Regarding the security incidents that have taken place in Lebanon recently, the LF leader noted: “These developments will take place as long as there are armed groups outside of the state’s control.”
“The only solution to the situation lies in dissolving all armed groups,” he stressed.
Furthermore, Geagea ruled out the eruption of great unrest in Lebanon given the various security incidents in the country, adding however that greater instability may be created if some sides wanted to.
“The Lebanese government should take a clear decision to deploy the army along the Lebanese-Syrian border and order the security forces to diligently monitor the security in the areas that have witnessed armed clashes,” he suggested.
Clashes erupted on Friday at Zaidaniyeh-Aisha Bakkar neighborhood between Amal and Hizbullah supporters.
The gunfight erupted over an argument on a parking space.
Addressing the Syria’s signing of a protocol on implementing an Arab deal to end the crisis and allowing observers to monitor the situation in the country, Geagea said: “I don’t think the situation will be resolved through initiatives. The situation in Syria requires a radical solution.”
“The majority of the Syrian people are demanding that the current regime be changes and therefore any initiative that does not achieve this demand is a waste of time,” he stressed.
In addition, he ruled out the possibility that the unrest in Syria may spill over into Lebanon.
“This however depends on the Lebanese government. If it takes a serious and clear decision to keep Lebanon away from the unrest, then the country will be able to overcome it peacefully,” he stated.
“If the situation along the Lebanese-Syrian border remains as it is however… then we may witness some negative repercussions,” he noted.
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