Geagea says Christian rift not behind presidential crisis
Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea has noted that “disputes and divisions within the Christian community are not behind the presidential election crisis.”
“The notion that if Christians agree the presidential issue would be resolved is a wrong notion, because we have a candidate and we’re voting for him in every electoral session. Meanwhile there is a Christian group that is allied with Hezbollah and does not want to vote for our candidate,” Geagea said in an interview with al-Massira magazine to be published Friday.
This group “is to blame for obstruction, not the Christian disputes,” the LF leader added.
As for Speaker Nabih Berri’s call for dialogue, Geagea said: “They are inviting us to an official dialogue meeting. What does that mean? Simply it is an attempt to preoccupy the public opinion with the aim of refraining from tackling the presidential election issue.”
Source: Naharnet
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