Geagea Accuses Aoun of Practicing 'Political Terrorism' against Salam
Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea criticized Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun's remarks that a neutral government would lead Lebanon towards destruction, accusing him of intimidating Prime Minister-designate Tammam Salam, reported As Safir newspaper on Tuesday.
He added: “Aoun is practicing political terrorism against Salam.”
“Forming a neutral and technocratic government is the only realistic and safe measure during this phase in Lebanon,” he opined.
“Those making judgments of its failure before it is even formed demonstrate that they will thwart the formation of a cabinet that they cannot control,” he stressed.
“Salam cannot be terrorized or intimidated and he will not resign his post,” Geagea added.
On demands for the establishment of a national unity cabinet, he said: “Such governments have proven their failure in the past and similar ones will never be formed.”
“Given the current tensions and severe internal divide, forming a government devoid of March 8 and 14 elements will be the best solution,” he stressed.
“With the sufficient support from the political leaders, a neutral government will definitely be capable of taking and implementing decisions,” noted the LF leader.
Moreover, Geagea rejected Salam's proposal to form a cabinet equally divided between the March 8, 14, and centrist camps.
“I reject it in principle because it will face the same fate as national unity ones. If they find eight March 8 angels to hand them government portfolios, then we will consider this line-up,” he said jokingly.
Salam is seeking the formation of a 24-member cabinet in which the March 8, March 14 and the centrists camps would each get eight ministers.
The March 8 camp has meanwhile been demanding that it granted veto power in a new cabinet, which the premier-designate has repeatedly rejected.
The March 14 camp is calling for keeping Hizbullah away from the cabinet over its role in Syria's war.
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