Phalange Party Central Committee Coordinator MP Sami Gemayel blamed the ongoing clashes in the northern city of Tripoli on the state's “inability to control the possession of arms.”

"The state is unable to control the possession of weapons or the situation in Tripoli,” Gemayel said after holding talks with Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea in Maarab.

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea has warned that all Lebanese factions would hold arms and confront a possible attempt by Hizbullah to impose a change in the political system.

In an interview with Alriyadh newspaper published on Wednesday, Geagea said: “If Hizbullah considers any such a move then every Lebanese group will hold arms.”

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea confirmed that he has met with President Michel Suleiman away from the media spotlight, saying their talks focused on the delay in the formation of a new government, which would harm the Constitution.

In an interview with al-Akhbar daily published on Monday, Geagea said: “We discussed a lot of issues and I told him about the need to speed up the cabinet formation process because the delay is eating away the Constitution and Constitutional authorities.”

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea on Friday accused the Syrian regime of being behind the August twin blasts that left at least 45 people dead and 500 injured in the northern city of Tripoli, urging a response from the Lebanese state.

“The cell that staged the twin bombings has been busted and the details of the operation have become known and the (Internal Security Forces) Intelligence Bureau has unveiled the details of the operation. Judge Saqr Saqr interrogated the suspects and issued arrest warrants for them and these are judicial facts, but some parties want to distort these facts,” Geagea said in a speech during a graduation ceremony for LF cadres.

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea has said that Lebanon has been suffering from a crisis in its political system over the rejection of a certain party of the Taef Accord.

In an interview with al-Joumhouria newspaper published on Friday, Geagea said: “We are suffering from a system crisis and all other issues are aimed at covering it up.”

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea slammed on Saturday the political powers' failure to form a new government, saying that the delay is “killing Lebanon's democratic and constitutional system.”

He said during the LF Europe Annual Convention: “President Michel Suleiman and Prime Minister-designate Tammam Salam should form a new cabinet in a manner that meets their aspirations and relieves their consciences.”

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea rejected calls for awarding the 10 offshore blocks for oil exploration at one time, pointing out that the drilling process isn't “urgent” and can wait for the formation of a new cabinet.

“We should designate one or two blocks in the first stage so that we could award the remaining oil blocks with higher prices and the state would also gain the necessary expertise to deal with the matter,” Geagea said in an interview with As Safir newspaper on Thursday.

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea on Monday voiced dismay that President Michel Suleiman and Prime Minister-designate Tammam Salam have not formed a new cabinet until the moment, revealing that he is not a candidate for the presidency – “for now.”

“I don't know what President Suleiman and PM-designate Salam are waiting for (concerning the formation of the cabinet), especially recently, since the stances of all parties have become well-known,” Geagea said during an interview on MTV.

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea urged on Monday President Michel Suleiman and Prime Minister-designate Tammam Salam to form the new cabinet without any delay, warning that the situation will further deteriorate if the process remained at a standstill.

“It is time for the government to be formed and the parliamentary blocs would have to assume their responsibilities afterward,” Geagea said in an interview with al-Akhbar newspaper.

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea stressed on Friday that any cabinet formed by the president and the premier-designate is “legitimate and not a de facto government,” calling for the formation of a technocrat council of ministers.

"Many are using the expression de facto to describe a cabinet formed by President Michel Suleiman and Prime Minister-designate Tammam Salam,” Geagea said at a press conference he held in Maarab.