Geagea: March 8 is seeking to form a ‘Hezbollah-Syria’ cabinet

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Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea accused during an interview with the Voice of Free Lebanon radio on Saturday the March 8 coalition of seeking to form of a “Hezbollah-Syria” cabinet in Lebanon.

“A one-sided Cabinet means a Syrian-Hezbollah government in Lebanon,” Geagea said

Geagea said he was not sure how President Michel Suleiman and Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati can “carry on like this.”

He voiced hope that Suleiman would not endorse the protocol of the new cabinet headed by Mikati, adding that the cabinet will not represent the various Lebanese political parties.

Geagea pointed out that March 8 believes that a “new phase is taking shape” in Lebanon and the region, adding that Suleiman and Mikati’s views, however, differ from March 8’s.

The LF leader noticed the “absence of threats of sectarian strife when the other camp March 8 was able to change the equation.”

March 8, he said without naming them, “always resort to intimidation to achieve the results they desire.”

In response to a question, Geagea stressed that the March 14 coalition remains “coherent” with regard to its position over participation in the government.

Turning to Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun, Geagea said Hezbollah is using the former army general to deal with the unpopular issues.

“Hezbollah is smarter than Aoun, and if the former had any serious and respectful position, it would declare it, otherwise it will make Aoun and others spell them out .” He said

Earlier today Future Movement Okab Sakr told MTV that the March 14 alliance will soon announce that it is not participating in Mikati’s upcoming cabinet.

“ March 8 wants to take us back to one-party governance , whereas we want partnership,” Sakr said

“Outgoing Prime Minister Saad Hariri was negotiating to end Lebanon’s crisis, but the other side was negotiating to remove Hariri,” Sakr added.

Wait says EU

Central News Agency reported on Saturday that the European Union has advised Mikati to wait until after the STL indictment before forming the Cabinet.

CNA said political leaders who have just returned from Europe quoted European officials as saying that are two key considerations to take into account before a Cabinet formation:

1- To ease Sunni tension in the streets so that a government is formed in a calm atmosphere.

2- To learn the content of the indictment and its implications at the domestic level in order to shape the new government in light of what the new political scene may produce.

They said the indictment will be issued during February or early in March.

“The indictment is going to cause an earthquake in Lebanon,” one Western official was quoted as saying. He refused, however, to reveal contents of the indictment.

The Iranian- and Syria-backed Hezbollah brought down PM Saad Hariri’s government on January 12 over the Special Tribunal for Lebanon’s ( STL) indictment which is widely expected to implicate Hezbollah members in the assassination of former PM Rafik Hariri in 2005 .

Mikati, who was backed by Hezbollah and its March 8 allies including MPs Walid Jumblatt and Mohammad Safadi, was appointed by president Michel Suleiman as PM-designate to form and head the next cabinet , giving Hezbollah and its allies increased leverage in the country and provoking widespread protests.

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38 responses to “Geagea: March 8 is seeking to form a ‘Hezbollah-Syria’ cabinet”

  1. PROPHET.T Avatar

    Really? You must be very disappointed that they won’t form an Israeli government ?

    1. really? your replies are so predictable…how about hes dissappointed they’re not forming a Lebanese government, one that represents all political and cultural equations that make up the country…

      1. PROPHET.T Avatar

        Are you asking for a national government, deemed to fail like th e previous one?
        Although I’m against the idea of national government, M14 declined th e offer.
        At least we will have a prime minster who lives in Lebanon, ,instead of occasionally visit. That would be a sign that the government is Lebanese.

        1. Deemed to fail? according to who? the opposition minority? And how? by intimidation and repeated visits to and from Syria….why? threats, force, and intimidation are not the political will of the people…Sometimes it seems people are so consumed by their hate for the west and Israel that they’re blinded to whats going on around them. Open your eyes, soon it will be very difficult to discredit the proof presented by the STL…The guilty are too obvious, and we will no longer buy “Israel did it!”. we’re not all blind sheep.

      2. PROPHET.T Avatar

        Are you asking for a national government, deemed to fail like th e previous one?
        Although I’m against the idea of national government, M14 declined th e offer.
        At least we will have a prime minster who lives in Lebanon, ,instead of occasionally visit. That would be a sign that the government is Lebanese.

        1. Deemed to fail? according to who? the opposition minority? And how? by intimidation and repeated visits to and from Syria….why? threats, force, and intimidation are not the political will of the people…Sometimes it seems people are so consumed by their hate for the west and Israel that they’re blinded to whats going on around them. Open your eyes, soon it will be very difficult to discredit the proof presented by the STL…The guilty are too obvious, and we will no longer buy “Israel did it!”. we’re not all blind sheep.

      3. PROPHET.T Avatar

        What’s STL?LOL

      4. PROPHET.T Avatar

        What’s STL?LOL

    2. nabilabuzaid Avatar
      nabilabuzaid

      It don’t make difference to us Israelis then or Iranians now. what we all getting out of them nothing but war and destruction.

    3. nabilabuzaid Avatar
      nabilabuzaid

      It don’t make difference to us Israelis then or Iranians now. what we all getting out of them nothing but war and destruction.

  2. PROPHET.T Avatar

    Really? Were you expecting them to form an Israeli government ?

    1.  Avatar

      really? your replies are so predictable…how about hes dissappointed they’re not forming a Lebanese government, one that represents all political and cultural equations that make up the country…

      1. PROPHET.T Avatar

        Are you asking for a national government, deemed to fail like th e previous one?
        Although I’m against the idea of national government, M14 declined th e offer.
        At least we will have a prime minster who lives in Lebanon, ,instead of occasionally visit. That would be a sign that the government is Lebanese.

        1.  Avatar

          Deemed to fail? according to who? the opposition minority? And how? by intimidation and repeated visits to and from Syria….why? threats, force, and intimidation are not the political will of the people…Sometimes it seems people are so consumed by their hate for the west and Israel that they’re blinded to whats going on around them. Open your eyes, soon it will be very difficult to discredit the proof presented by the STL…The guilty are too obvious, and we will no longer buy “Israel did it!”. we’re not all blind sheep.

      2. PROPHET.T Avatar

        What’s STL?LOL

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      It don’t make difference to us Israelis then or Iranians now. what we all getting out of them nothing but war and destruction.

  3. Really sousou? If that where the case, then they wouldnt have asked you to join the cabinet would they? The very FACT that March 14th where encouraged to join a national unity government under a NEUTRAL prime minister shows that this is definately not a “hezbollah-syria” cabinet. The fact that march 14 is refusing to join the cabinet, does however.

    March 8 isnt seeking a Hezbollah-Syria cabinet, March 14 is by refusing to join the cabinet!

    Why is this idiot out of prison? He should be jailed again for utter stupidity.

    1. There you go … Low IQ + criminal are enough reasons to put people in jail. Also thieves, oh… that means all M13.5 should be in jail.

      1. nabilabuzaid Avatar
        nabilabuzaid

        Yes you assholes want to kill people and throw the innocent in jails. Typical thugs and criminal mentality. that makes your IQ’s below zero.

    2. You know this stupid double standard logic of yours shows how shallow is your understanding of politics in general and especially Lebanses politics. MARCH 08’s logic is that if your not with us then our agianst us and go to hell, March 14’s logic if your not with us let us know why and we’ll try to meet midway.

      MARCH 14 refuses to be in a goverment that is headed by a person who betrayed his own party and his own sect to have a seat. March 14 refuses to compromise on the key issues that the Cedar Revolution was all about. Unlike Mikati, Jumblat and even Aoun, March 14 stood by its principles and If HARIRI were to submit to March 08 demands who would have stayed as a PM for the next 20 years and everyone knows this.

      If March 14 does not participate in the goverment that means more that 50% of the Lebanese popoulation will not be represented, in other words it will not be constitutional you idiot. That is why March 08 and Mikati is trying hard to make them join…..probably they will not and the new goverment will either not see the light or fail in a record’s time.

      The Sunni street wants Hariri, the christian majority wants Hariri and more than 95% of the countries all around the word wants Hariri…..March08 and Mikati does not stand a chance to work this out, they have no more tricks to play

    3. nabilabuzaid Avatar
      nabilabuzaid

      George i do not support Geagea frankly but at least he served some times in jail for the war. But criminals like Aoun and Nassrallah kill people and they walk in their funerals. At least he’s asking for peace instead of your buddies who keeps advocating war. The cabinet and the PM will be mostly controlled by HA like it or not. they already told him that he needs to stop funding the STL and withdraw Lebanese judges and try false witnesses. These are HA demands so basically Miqati was told that he will be insured election if he agreed to these demands.

  4. Really sousou? If that where the case, then they wouldnt have asked you to join the cabinet would they? The very FACT that March 14th where encouraged to join a national unity government under a NEUTRAL prime minister shows that this is definately not a “hezbollah-syria” cabinet. The fact that march 14 is refusing to join the cabinet, does however.

    March 8 isnt seeking a Hezbollah-Syria cabinet, March 14 is by refusing to join the cabinet!

    Why is this idiot out of prison? He should be jailed again for utter stupidity.

  5. Really sousou? If that where the case, then they wouldnt have asked you to join the cabinet would they? The very FACT that March 14th where encouraged to join a national unity government under a NEUTRAL prime minister shows that this is definately not a “hezbollah-syria” cabinet. The fact that march 14 is refusing to join the cabinet, does however.

    March 8 isnt seeking a Hezbollah-Syria cabinet, March 14 is by refusing to join the cabinet!

    Why is this idiot out of prison? He should be jailed again for utter stupidity.

    1.  Avatar

      There you go … Low IQ + criminal are enough reasons to put people in jail. Also thieves, oh… that means all M13.5 should be in jail.

      1.  Avatar

        Yes you assholes want to kill people and throw the innocent in jails. Typical thugs and criminal mentality. that makes your IQ’s below zero.

    2. You know this stupid double standard logic of yours shows how shallow is your understanding of politics in general and especially Lebanses politics. MARCH 08’s logic is that if your not with us then our agianst us and go to hell, March 14’s logic if your not with us let us know why and we’ll try to meet midway.

      MARCH 14 refuses to be in a goverment that is headed by a person who betrayed his own party and his own sect to have a seat. March 14 refuses to compromise on the key issues that the Cedar Revolution was all about. Unlike Mikati, Jumblat and even Aoun, March 14 stood by its principles and If HARIRI were to submit to March 08 demands who would have stayed as a PM for the next 20 years and everyone knows this.

      If March 14 does not participate in the goverment that means more that 50% of the Lebanese popoulation will not be represented, in other words it will not be constitutional you idiot. That is why March 08 and Mikati is trying hard to make them join…..probably they will not and the new goverment will either not see the light or fail in a record’s time.

      The Sunni street wants Hariri, the christian majority wants Hariri and more than 95% of the countries all around the word wants Hariri…..March08 and Mikati does not stand a chance to work this out, they have no more tricks to play

    3.  Avatar

      George i do not support Geagea frankly but at least he served some times in jail for the war. But criminals like Aoun and Nassrallah kill people and they walk in their funerals. At least he’s asking for peace instead of your buddies who keeps advocating war. The cabinet and the PM will be mostly controlled by HA like it or not. they already told him that he needs to stop funding the STL and withdraw Lebanese judges and try false witnesses. These are HA demands so basically Miqati was told that he will be insured election if he agreed to these demands.

  6. Thats it? no answer to my reply, simply a LOL @ the STL? Soon all true Lebanese will have our “day of lol” (I predict late FEb or early March, lol)….stay tuned

    1. PROPHET.T Avatar

      Cheer up Fadi, You can’t take a joke?lol
      Life is too short, have a laugh.
      I’m not in the mood for politics tonight. Look up my profile, I’ve written enough about the STL.

  7.  Avatar

    Thats it? no answer to my reply, simply a LOL @ the STL? Soon all true Lebanese will have our “day of lol” (I predict late FEb or early March, lol)….stay tuned

    1. PROPHET.T Avatar

      Cheer up Fadi, You can’t take a joke?lol
      Life is too short, have a laugh.

  8. Ya farido geagea is so right,but a traitor like you to Syria cannot see it,

  9.  Avatar

    Ya farido geagea is so right,but a traitor like you to Syria cannot see it,

  10. Lik ya foufou because you are such a traitor you can see it,By the Geagea is so right and honest and he is not following any body not like you and your march 8 amazing how you want to be under the sermayet al assad again.

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    Lik ya foufou because you are such a traitor you can see it,By the Geagea is so right and honest and he is not following any body not like you and your march 8 amazing how you want to be under the sermayet al assad again.

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