Geagea rules out any new presidential initiative
Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea has accused Hezbollah of “attempting to promote the idea that it would seize control of the various joints of the state in return for it (Hezbollah) offering concessions in the South.”
“But this notion is untrue, neither at the level of diplomatic circles nor inside the country,” Geagea added, in an interview on Sky News Arabia.
Ruling out any new presidential initiative despite the current efforts of the five-nation group for Lebanon, the LF leader said “everyone has realized that the Axis of Defiance is blocking the presidential election.”
Geagea also denied that the LF has rejected Speaker Nabih Berri’s call for dialogue over the presidency, noting that his part is “in a state of daily dialogue with all parliamentary blocs.”
“Berri wants a formal dialogue table under his chairmanship, and this violates the articles of the constitution that clearly stipulate how to carry out the presidential vote,” Geagea added.
“Every time the Axis of Defiance blocks the election to exert pressures on the Lebanese people with the aim of securing its candidate’s election. It succeeded the last time but it won’t succeed this time,” the LF leader went on to say.
Separately, Geagea said he does not expect the Israel-Hezbollah conflict in the South to last for another year, noting that “we will witness a solution within weeks or months.”
“As for the comprehensive solution, it will begin from the Mediterranean and reach Iran, and it is currently on the table but it will await the U.S. presidential election,” Geagea added.
Source: Naharnet
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