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Geagea: No real state if Hezbollah controls decision making

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geagea def 21Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea told al-Liwaa newspaper in remarks to be published on Monday that we cannot have a real state state in lebanon as long as Hezbollah controls the strategic decisions in the country.

“A real state in Lebanon cannot be built as long as Hezbollah controls the country’s strategic decision-making power.”

He also criticized the party for acknowledging that it is taking part in the fighting in Syria.

He said: “No one can ignore Iran’s role in Syria and the party should have stressed the need to maintain neutrality or support the people’s revolt, but it unfortunately chose to take the opposite route.” Geagea said.

Hezbollah’s position has sparked the outrage of the Syrian people, which may drag Lebanon towards the unknown, warned the LF leader.

Electoral law

Geagea acknowledged that differences reamina within the March 14 camp over the parliamentary electoral law issue , 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.”

An agreement over a new law can be reached in the upcoming days if political powers continue the serious efforts they have shown in the past few days.

Geagea warned over delaying the elections, set for June 9, calling it “fatal for our democratic system.”

He added : “Postponing the elections for a month or two for technical reasons aimed at allowing the Interior Ministry to take the necessary preparations is the only acceptable excuse,” .

The main rival Christian parties agreed to adopt the so-called Orthodox Gathering proposal which divides Lebanon into a single district and allows each sect to vote for its own MPs under a proportional representation system.

But the draft law has been rejected by the Future Movement bloc, the centrist National Struggle Front of MP Walid Jumblat, and the March 14 opposition’s Christian independent MPs. It has also been criticized by President Michel Suleiman and Prime Minister Najib Mikati.

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18 responses to “Geagea: No real state if Hezbollah controls decision making”

  1. 5thDrawer Avatar
    5thDrawer

    Better to have a viable ‘electoral law’ – for a democratic state – than to rush willy-nilly into something as unworkable as what has been before. Follow Ghassan on it … as perhaps Geagea is doing … hmmmm

    1. hariri assaoudi Avatar
      hariri assaoudi

      i donno who is this ghassan but as far as geagea is concerned i feel sorry that Lebanon in the 21th century allows a cheap bandit and criminal like him to decide on public issues; it is a bad omen for the future of Lebanon. I classify political actors into two groups: stabilising and destabilising. Destabilising ones are the ones USA reanimates when they want turmoil to proceed; geagea is one of them with extra merits in terms of criminality

      1. 5thDrawer Avatar
        5thDrawer

        You might remember he’s the only one who served some ‘time’ and perhaps the quiet allowed a bit of ‘reflection’ … and a lot of what he says is reasonable. If it was not coming from such a past, you might be more willing to listen, although I also understand when things happen ‘close to home’. The problem is that ALL the ‘past actors’ are still up there, and no-one has figured out how to ‘vote them out’.
        In fact, if everyone knew they were voting for someone who could be turfed for ‘non-performance’ the next time around, the idiots on top would probably have less pot-shots taken at them, or fewer meetings with explosive devices.

        1. YUSIFUK Avatar
          YUSIFUK

          you are right 5th but geagea didnt spend time in prison for nothing and what is 10 years in prison for the thousand of innocent people he killed and not only him yes all our so called politicians are warlords we the youth need to form a party christian and musilm combined as one party and stand election against these thives who have being stilling out country since 1975 we dont want them lebanon needs new faces TOGETHER WE STAND UNITED WE FALL LONG LIVE LEBANON LONG LIVE UNITY

        2. Tk Avatar
          Tk

          I agree with you 5th drawer. Event thought , he was the cleanest of all the political arena in Lebanon, but he server in prison. His political agenda , haven’t changed as the others. Not like that stupid Aoun

          1. Tk Avatar
            Tk

            typo : what i meant he WAS NOT the cleanest

        3. hariri assaoudi Avatar
          hariri assaoudi

          if i have anything against geagea it is not because he took part in the lebanese war; this has been amnestied. This criminal killed thousands of christians who were on same side as he was just for power and hypocritically he claims to defend the christians and sides with hariri whose father once said and i quote: “If i cant islamise the people i will islamise the land” end of quote

  2. 5thDrawer Avatar
    5thDrawer

    Better to have a viable ‘electoral law’ – for a democratic state – than to rush willy-nilly into something as unworkable as what has been before. Follow Ghassan on it … as perhaps Geagea is doing … hmmmm

    1. hariri assaoudi Avatar
      hariri assaoudi

      i donno who is this ghassan but as far as geagea is concerned i feel sorry that Lebanon in the 21th century allows a cheap bandit and criminal like him to decide on public issues; it is a bad omen for the future of Lebanon. I classify political actors into two groups: stabilising and destabilising. Destabilising ones are the ones USA reanimates when they want turmoil to proceed; geagea is one of them with extra merits in terms of criminality

      1. 5thDrawer Avatar
        5thDrawer

        You might remember he’s the only one who served some ‘time’ and perhaps the quiet allowed a bit of ‘reflection’ … and a lot of what he says is reasonable. If it was not coming from such a past, you might be more willing to listen, although I also understand when things happen ‘close to home’. The problem is that ALL the ‘past actors’ are still up there, and no-one has figured out how to ‘vote them out’.

        1. YUSIFUK Avatar
          YUSIFUK

          you are right 5th but geagea didnt spend time in prison for nothing and what is 10 years in prison for the thousand of innocent people he killed and not only him yes all our so called politicians are warlords we the youth need to form a party christian and musilm combined as one party and stand election against these thives who have being stilling out country since 1975 we dont want them lebanon needs new faces TOGETHER WE STAND UNITED WE FALL LONG LIVE LEBANON LONG LIVE UNITY

        2. Tk Avatar
          Tk

          I agree with you 5th drawer. Event thought , he was the cleanest of all the political arena in Lebanon, but he server in prison. His political agenda , haven’t changed as the others. Not like that stupid Aoun

          1. Tk Avatar
            Tk

            typo : what i meant he WAS NOT the cleanest

        3. hariri assaoudi Avatar
          hariri assaoudi

          if i have anything against geagea it is not because he took part in the lebanese war; this has been amnestied. This criminal killed thousands of christians who were on same side as he was just for power and hypocritically he claims to defend the christians and sides with hariri whose father once said and i quote: “If i cant islamise the people i will islamise the land” end of quote

  3. Prophettttt Avatar
    Prophettttt

    That’s a real “state builder”; a criminal warlord lecturing us on what is right and what is wrong!!! How wonderful is that?

  4. Prophettttt Avatar
    Prophettttt

    That’s a real “state builder”; a criminal warlord lecturing us on what is right and what is wrong!!! How wonderful is that?

  5. dateam Avatar
    dateam

    what strategic decisions has lebanon made? since this started in syria name one strategic decision the lebanese government has made? we now have fanatical islamists encircling the country in the north and now the twit in sidon….for the first time weve had to get permission in tripoli to put up a xmas tree….we had the kfc incident….the ersal incident….re the elections…whose going to delay them? the hzb has said if the christians want the orthodox law they will agree? everyone seems to agree except mustaqbal and jumblatt and a few mps so work it out….everyone is in election mode marwan charbel and the army commander want to be presidents so we have to keep everyone happy….and so the game goes on

  6. dateam Avatar
    dateam

    what strategic decisions has lebanon made? since this started in syria name one strategic decision the lebanese government has made? we now have fanatical islamists encircling the country in the north and now the twit in sidon….for the first time weve had to get permission in tripoli to put up a xmas tree….we had the kfc incident….the ersal incident….re the elections…whose going to delay them? the hzb has said if the christians want the orthodox law they will agree? everyone seems to agree except mustaqbal and jumblatt and a few mps so work it out….everyone is in election mode marwan charbel and the army commander want to be presidents so we have to keep everyone happy….and so the game goes on

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