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Geagea: March 8 only cabinet, a ‘political suicide’ for Mikati

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During an interview with the website Al-Kalima, Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea said the March 14 coalition will not allow its rival March 8 alliance “to control Lebanon and corrupt it as it did previously.”

Geagea said that March 14 will organize its policies and prepare for the upcoming period, in which March 8 will rule in a cabinet headed by Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati.

“The new majority March 8 is not firm and is bouncing…but we will keep on struggling to prevent it from ratifying laws that would alter the image of Lebanon.” Geagea said

He said that a Mikati cabinet that comprises representatives from one coalition only – a reference to March 8 , signifies a “political suicide” for the PM-designate.

“I have a firm conviction that we will not go back in time despite the March 8 attempts of doing so,” Geagea said, in a reference to the 1990-2005 era of Syrian mandate in Lebanon.

geagea’s comments come after former Lebanese president and current Phalange party leader Amin Gemayel criticized the Hezbollah led March 8 alliance during a press conference on Monday accusing them of changing their own rules.

Gemayel was delegated by March 14 alliance the role of negotiating with Mikati its conditions for participation in the cabinet.’

“We do not understand … consensus was not accepted, and they did not accept that the democratic game be governed according to the exact course that they specified during the terms of the past two governments.

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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10 responses to “Geagea: March 8 only cabinet, a ‘political suicide’ for Mikati”

  1. Mosetsfire Avatar
    Mosetsfire

    The problem with this game is that one side understands the rules of democracy, and the other side are a bunch of terrorists who understand only use of force and weapons. March 14th will have to bide its time or force elections, but Geagea is right, this is the end of Mikati. He has proven to be the worst kind of scum, him and Safadi. Neither will win in their districts next election (unless of course Hezbollah fixes the election or goes to war with Northern Lebanon, nothing at this point is ridiculous concerning these clowns).

  2. Mosetsfire Avatar
    Mosetsfire

    The problem with this game is that one side understands the rules of democracy, and the other side are a bunch of terrorists who understand only use of force and weapons. March 14th will have to bide its time or force elections, but Geagea is right, this is the end of Mikati. He has proven to be the worst kind of scum, him and Safadi. Neither will win in their districts next election (unless of course Hezbollah fixes the election or goes to war with Northern Lebanon, nothing at this point is ridiculous concerning these clowns).

  3. Mohamad Masri Avatar
    Mohamad Masri

    The problem with this game is that one side understands the rules of democracy, and the other side are a bunch of terrorists who understand only use of force and weapons. March 14th will have to bide its time or force elections, but Geagea is right, this is the end of Mikati. He has proven to be the worst kind of scum, him and Safadi. Neither will win in their districts next election (unless of course Hezbollah fixes the election or goes to war with Northern Lebanon, nothing at this point is ridiculous concerning these clowns).

  4. libnan1 Avatar
    libnan1

    I haven’t seen anything of Hariri lately … All what hear from are Gemayel and Geagea yapping, what’s up? Is he on vacation, again !!!!!

    1. marc Avatar
      marc

      Libnan Hariri is showing what I call statemanship, maybe some of the M8 leaders should aspire to more like him!! lol

    2. nabilabuzaid Avatar
      nabilabuzaid

      Maybe he’s in hiding from your terrorists bodies who might go after him after the STL issues its indictment. Or maybe he is with your mother right now..

  5. libnan1 Avatar
    libnan1

    I haven’t seen anything of Hariri lately … All what hear from are Gemayel and Geagea yapping, what’s up? Is he on vacation, again !!!!!

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    Anonymous

    I haven’t seen anything of Hariri lately … All what hear from are Gemayel and Geagea yapping, what’s up? Is he on vacation, again !!!!!

    1. marc Avatar
      marc

      Libnan Hariri is showing what I call statemanship, maybe some of the M8 leaders should aspire to more like him!! lol

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      Anonymous

      Maybe he’s in hiding from your terrorists bodies who might go after him after the STL issues its indictment. Or maybe he is with your mother right now..

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