Geagea on Egypt: Similar Democratic Change Will Spread to Arab World
Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea noted that the Egyptian people were right in adopting democracy last year because it helped lead to the overthrow of the rule of the Muslim Brotherhood, reported the daily An Nahar Saturday.
He predicted: “The democratic change in Egypt will spread to the rest of the Arab world and even Turkey.”
“Opposing democracy is the greatest mistake one can commit,” he declared.
This democratic change will reach Syria and depose President Bashar Assad, he remarked.
Geagea added however that no one can predict the exact date of when he will be overthrown.
The military deposed Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi earlier this week after massive protests demanding his ouster.
The Muslim Brotherhood accused the military of conducting a brazen coup against Morsi, Egypt's first democratically elected president, after millions called for his ouster on the June 30 anniversary of his first turbulent year in power.
The armed forces have already sworn in an interim president, however, and the newly appointed Adly Mansour issued his first decree on Friday, dissolving the Islamist-led parliament and appointing a new intelligence chief.
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