Geagea to Shea: Franjieh's chances have become nil

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea on Thursday noted that “betting on time in the presidential file will not serve any camp, especially the Axis of Defiance and its candidate.”

The chances of the aforementioned candidate, Suleiman Franjieh, “have become nil,” Geagea added, during a meeting in Maarab with U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Dorothy Shea.

“The game of time will only aggravate the crisis and delay the chances of reform,” the LF leader warned.

“The time has come to show the needed courage and call on parliament to convene and carry out its constitutional missions, topped by the election of a president, as soon as possible,” Geagea told Shea.

“The initiative today is in the hands of the Lebanese themselves, who should secure the election of a figure who not only enjoys integrity and honesty, but also the sufficient courage to manage the country amid this critical and serious situation,” the LF leader went on to say.