Geagea Stresses 'Nothing Could Separate' him from al-Mustaqbal
Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea has reportedly stressed that “nothing could separate” him from his al-Mustaqbal movement ally in the March 14 opposition alliance.
“Nothing and no one can separate us and we are keen on our ties with al-Mustaqbal movement as much as we have keenness on the best representation (guaranteed by) an electoral draft-law,” Geagea's visitors quoted him as saying.
They told An Nahar daily published Thursday that the LF chief is comfortable to the common objective of the opposition regardless of the differences between its members on the draft-law that provides the best representation for the Lebanese.
“We won't argue on seats or posts and the LF doesn't see any future without al-Mustaqbal,” the visitors quoted him as saying.
They said Geagea had exerted strong efforts for the resumption of the meetings of the March 14's general-secretariat, which convened on Wednesday following a several week standstill.
The Christian LF and Phalange parties from the March 14 alliance have announced their backing to the so-called Orthodox Gathering proposal which envisages Lebanon a single district and calls for each sect to vote for its MPs in a propositional representation system.
Their Christian rivals from the March 8 allies – the Free Patriotic Movement and the Marada – are already staunch backers of the proposal.
But al-Mustaqbal has criticized it for harming the social fabric.
An Nahar quoted al-Mustaqbal sources as saying that the opposition was developing ideas to unify the ranks of the March 14 alliance on the electoral draft-law and "confront the proposals" of the March 8 majority.
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