200 March 14 Personalities Throw Support behind Geagea in Maarab
A large-scale meeting of the opposition March 14 forces is scheduled to be held in the residence of Lebanese Forces chief Samir Geagea in Maarab on Wednesday in a show of support after his escape from an assassination attempt last week.
The March 14 general-secretariat has invited around 200 personalities, including party leaders, lawmakers and former ministers to participate in the meeting in Maarab at 5:00 pm, An Nahar daily said.
It quoted organizers as saying that the gathering is aimed at showing a united front with Geagea who escaped an assassination attempt by snipers as he was walking in the garden of his fortified residence last Wednesday.
The meeting is also aimed at confirming the determination of the March 14 coalition in confronting the next stage, which became full of challenges following the change in the status quo since 2008, when the last assassination was carried out, the organizers said.
Lebanon was rocked with a series of bombings and killings between 2004 and 2008, including the assassination of ex-Premier Rafik Hariri in Feb. 2005.
High-ranking March 14 sources vowed a showdown with the government during parliamentary sessions next week, saying the opposition will no longer remain silent or reconcile with it.
Parliament will hold a three-day session starting next Tuesday to assess the cabinet’s performance.
Al-Joumhouria also quoted an opposition official as saying that Geagea’s assassination attempt was aimed at turning the clock back after striking the spirit of change instigated by the Syrian Spring as a continuation of Lebanon’s Cedar Revolution in 2005.
The main objective behind targeting Geagea is to obstruct the opportunity of change that could come following the collapse of the Syrian regime, the official said.
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