Geagea: All political options on table to liberate country
Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea on Sunday announced that “all political options are on the table to liberate the country and the people from the hegemony of Hezbollah and its allies.”
“We will never accept any fait accompli and we will continue the struggle until we manage to build a fair and strong state under which we would all live freely,” Geagea said in a meeting in Maarab with an industrial delegation from the Bekaa.
“Accordingly, we have said and we will keep saying that we will not bow to any pressures and that all political options are on the table to liberate the country and the people from the hegemony of Hezbollah and its allies, or the Axis of Defiance which has led us into the inferno that we are in today,” Geagea added.
Moreover, the LF leader said that the political problem in the country is “clear.”
“Some are putting the interests of the Axis (of Defiance) above the national interests, some are putting their personal interests above the interests of the people and some lack experience and knowledge, and even courage sometimes, to do what needs to be done,” Geagea went on to say.
He was apparently referring to Hezbollah, Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil and the Change parliamentary bloc, respectively.
“The solution to this problem would be the election of a sovereign, reformist president who would put the national interest first and work on the formation of a sovereign and reformist government that would work on approving reforms, rectifying the work of public institutions and combating all forms of corruption in them,” Geagea added.
The LF leader had recently said that the country’s “political structure” should be changed if Hezbollah manages to impose the president it wants, prompting the Iran-backed party and some political forces to accuse him of seeking the country’s partitioning, a charge that has been denied by Geagea and the LF.
22 January 2023, 15:22
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When would we get a Lebanese politician courageous enough to look Hizbollah in the eyes and tell them you are a criminal foreign organization, Iran Basij's foreign Legion, occupying Lebanon and destroying our economy, livelihood, culture, dignity, democracy and independence. Every Useful Idiot at the service of this criminal organization is a traitor, from Aoun to Bassil, Frangieh, SSNP and mercenary media and reporters. Corruption always existed and Lebanon. After Cedar Revolution we had one of the highest growth in the region with small debt. What bankrupted us and our institutions is Hizbollah and its Useful Idiots. Lebanon is dying and time we muster courage to end occupation and bring these criminals to Justice.
22 January 2023, 17:50
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Geagea is frank and lucid. His diagnosis is correct. The Axis of Evil (Hizbullah, Amal, FPM, Marada...) are responsible for Lebanon's continuing decadence.
22 January 2023, 18:24
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"...until we manage to build a fair and strong state under which we would all live freely,” Geagea referring to Article 24 of the Lebanese Constitution by which Christians are guaranteed half of the seats in the parliament, the so-called Taef Accord. Under the previous National Pact, Christians received seats at a ratio of six to five against all others.
