Geagea: Aoun Denies Facts and We Will Never Forge Alliance with Him
Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea stated on Thursday that if Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun is keen on ensuring Christians' fair representation at the parliamentary elections, he should agree to the Christian opposition figures' proposal on the electoral law.
He said during a press conference: “We will never forge an alliance with Aoun after he had repeatedly denied facts.”
On the parliamentary electoral law, the LF leader insisted on the adoption of small districts, saying that proportional representation was among five proposals made during the Bkriki meetings aimed at studying a new law.
Aoun had stated on Tuesday: “The Christian opposition approved the law that was agreed upon by the government at the Bkriki meetings.”
“We are prepared to accept 15 electoral districts for the new electoral law, otherwise we should return to the Orthodox Gathering proposal,” he added.
Geagea explained that Bkirki discussion revolved around the possibility of adopting 61 districts in the new law and another on the adoption of proportional representation, which is different than the law approved by the government.
“We were therefore surprised when the Free Patriotic Movement ministers voted on a law that contradicted the Bkirki discussions,” he noted.
“Our proposal grants better representation than the one proposed by the government,” he said.
“If Aoun was keen on the best representation, then he should agree with our proposal,” Geagea stated.
The parliamentary elections have nothing to do with the developments in Syria and therefore there can be no meddling with the dates of constitutional events, he remarked.
On claims by some March 8 camp officials that extremist Chechen, Libyan, Yemeni, Afghani, and Saudi gunmen were training in northern Lebanon, Geagea said that the government is comprised of March 8 ministers “so why don't they arrest them?”
Those making such remarks could be accused as being traitors because they did not lift a finger to stop such alleged activities, he said.
“Such statements discourage tourists from heading to Lebanon,” he noted.
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