Geagea tells Berri to skip dialogue, immediately call for presidential vote
Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea on Tuesday reiterated his rejection of dialogue over the presidential file, calling on Speaker Nabih Berri to immediately call for “an open session with multiple rounds to elect a president.”
In an interview with the Akhbar al-Yawm news agency, Geagea described Berri’s proposed dialogue as a “waste of time” and “tragedy.”
“Why doesn’t Speaker Nabih Berri call from now -- as long as he has the intention -- for an open session with multiple rounds to elect a president, instead of holding dialogue for seven days before heading to that session?” Geagea wondered.
He added that “hundreds of meetings” have been held between the parliamentary blocs over the presidential file.
“Those meetings did not lead to a result, so how can a dialogue comprising more than 50 figures lead to a result?” he asked.
“The Axis of Defiance has a single candidate from whom it is not deviating … and how can the defiance camp call for dialogue after it rejected the third choice once it was proposed and before discussing any names,” Geagea explained.
Source: Naharnet
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