Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea considered on Thursday that the Lebanese foes should reconsider dialogue to confront the current situation in the country and to achieve swift solutions over the electoral law and other main issues.

Geagea expressed readiness to resume dialogue with the rival parties to resolve the ongoing disputes.

Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri condemned on Wednesday Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour's request that Syria's seat at the Arab League be restored, saying that the regime has “found a spokesman to speak at the League.”

He said in a statement: “The Lebanese government is requesting all Lebanese to participate in covering up the crimes of Syrian President Bashar Assad.”

An optimism by al-Mustaqbal movement on consensus among the opposition factions and the centrist Progressive Socialist Party on an electoral draft-law was played down on Wednesday by both PSP chief Walid Jumblat and March 14 opposition MP Butros Harb.

“There is nothing final yet on the electoral draft-law,” Jumblat told An Nahar newspaper.

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea acknowledged that differences within the March 14 camp exist over the parliamentary electoral law, but added they are being resolved.

He said: “We supported the Orthodox Gathering proposal at the electoral subcommittee for the sake of reaching an agreement over an electoral law.”

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea anticipated accusations of his party's approval of the so-called Orthodox Gathering proposal during a future parliamentary session, saying no other serious consensus plans had been made.

“We haven't so far seen any serious move towards any consensus proposal 10 days after the approval of the Orthodox Gathering proposal by the joint parliamentary committees,” Geagea told An Nahar daily published on Saturday.

March 14 opposition MP Michel Pharaon lamented on Thursday the poor political situation in Lebanon, noting that it could have been avoided had treaties and agreements, such as the Taef accord, been implemented.

He questioned after holding talks with Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea Speaker Nabih Berri's decision to withdraw his hybrid electoral draft law from discussions, saying that it is aimed at postponing the parliamentary elections.

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea said Thursday that an international and Arab decision has been conveyed to Lebanese officials stressing the necessity to hold the parliamentary elections on time, al-Liwaa daily said.

Geagea revealed that the international and Arab decisions have pointed to the significance of holding the polls on time, adding that only technical reasons could compel a postponement but only for a few month, the daily added.

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea denied on Wednesday that he supported a government proposed draft-law for the parliamentary elections, saying such a backing would hit hard all the negotiations made so far to reach consensus on another vote law.

“The return to the government's draft-law means hitting hard all efforts and negotiations aimed at agreeing on a new law,” Geagea told al-Akhbar newspaper. “It would bring us back to the starting point.”

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea expressed relief on Monday over the efforts exerted by President Michel Suleiman and Prime Minister Najib Miqati to reach common ground among the rival March 14 and 8 alliances on the electoral law.

He revealed in comments published in An Nahar newspaper that Suleiman and Miqati called Speaker Nabih Berri and al-Mustaqbal parliamentary bloc leader MP Fouad Saniora, hoping that the efforts to resolve the dispute would be achieved.

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea called on his allies in the March 14 coalition to make an effort to reach consensus over an electoral law instead of “continuously attacking” the Orthodox Gathering's draft, criticizing spreading a “fake victory atmosphere” among March 8's Christians.

“I urge political factions to agree on an electoral law instead of attacking the Orthodox draft,” Geagea stated in a speech he gave at a LF ceremony in Maarab, during which the door to admitting new party members was opened.