Geagea Meets Aoun, Hopes Cabinet Will be Formed before Holidays
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Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea stated, following his meeting with President Michel Aoun in Baabda on Wednesday, that the differences over the distribution of ministerial portfolios in the new cabinet are political, as he remarked that the party made many concessions before anyone else did.
“Differences over the distribution of ministerial portfolios are political. We were the first to make concessions,” said Geagea.
“There is no change in the government lineup which shall include 24 ministers. President Aoun is very optimistic and he promised to overcome hurdles.”
The LF leader added that Prime Minister-designate, Saad Hariri, was holding the necessary contacts in that respect.
“We are not against anybody and we hope agreement will reach Ain-el-Tineh, and even Dahiyeh,” he said.
“According to the constitution, the President and the Prime Minister-designate are the ones who form the government,” he concluded.
Geagea also voiced hopes that the new cabinet would be formed before the holidays, indicating that the delay is due to political issues.
Aoun's election as president and Hariri's appointment as premier-designate have raised hopes that Lebanon can begin tackling challenges including a stagnant economy, a moribund political class and the influx of more than a million Syrian refugees.
But Aoun and Hariri are still struggling to put together a new cabinet amid conflicting demands from the political forces that are seeking to join the unity government.
Horsetrading is still revolving around the so-called services-related ministerial portfolios, mainly public works and telecommunications.
Speaker Nabih Berri, who is negotiating on behalf of the Hizbullah-led March 8 camp, is clinging to the finance and public works portfolios while also insisting that the Marada Movement must get a key portfolio.
07 December 2016, 14:23
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I am the 1st to acknowledge that i was wrong. Dr Geagea is the king maker and proven patriot that saved Lebanon from the abyss. If he now gives even more then his entitled cabinet positions to others for the sake of lebanese cabinet, then we all should be thankful and respectful! Forgiveness is especially given when you are forgiving a person that is showing this much respect and dignity for the sake of the Lebanese republic!
07 December 2016, 15:08
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You are so clueless banimarouf, its not funny.
You claim that I'm every poster that disagrees with you.
You must be obsessed with the_roar...Gave you a back hander once too often?
How on earth do you see me and Ado as the same person.
We have totally diff opinions on geagea .
Ado thinks geagea is ok now...I have stated he is nothing but a convicted murderer who should never see the light again.
Keep obsessing banimarouf your a HOOOOOOOOOOOOT
07 December 2016, 15:12
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Ado, you truly think this murderer is making concessions for the sake of the country?
if you do, then I give up with you logic.
This criminal was tossed aside by his allies...he knew that tugging at the Generals coat tail is his only chance of survival.
The general has a lot to explain for giving this convicted murderer another chance.
07 December 2016, 15:52
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Roar... You have to give the benifit of the doubt. Geagea has offered the olive branch and made Aoun President. If Geagea and the LF didn't join with Aoun and the FPM, then Lebanon would still be without a President! I have always wished that the Christians would unite... I have personally struggled with friendships because of the stupidity of the geagea/aoun wars! I'm sure you know what i'm talking about. Geagea is now supporting Aoun and his patriotic positions... this is very good. When the Christains are united then Lebanon has a good chance. The christian negativity of the past decades since Bashir Gemayel's assignation now have a chance for a positive Lebanese future! Roar, give the alliance a chance. Lets see what happens...cant be worse then what's come before.
07 December 2016, 16:07
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Ado, I totally respect your position...you speak with good intentions.
unfortunately for me, I will never accept a proven convicted murderer of innocent children no less as some way forward.
The general lost my support & many others.
but in saying that, I wish the General all the best & I am sure he will do a fine Job for lebanon.
Your position is totally understood & respected by me, Ado.
07 December 2016, 18:45
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"unfortunately for me, I will never accept a proven convicted murderer of innocent children no less as some way forward."
but you do accept to support assad who killed and tortured hundreds of lebanese... among which many christians...
07 December 2016, 15:19
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Yeah... it's telling that you think i must be Jesus because I am willing to forgive! I'm not Jesus but obviously just an average person raised a little different to you.
07 December 2016, 16:42
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Roar... i understand your passionate position. Brother, I have experienced personally this type of hatred. In Canada, my Cousins are kateab and some of their friends spat at me in 2008, because they thought i was "Aouni". Even though i am not any one but Lebanese ! I am not pro Aoun, I am against anyone being a sheep to a leader... A Ziaeme! I am against the notion of tribalism and believe this is the biggest problem facing Lebanon! Aoun hasn't done anything that has made me think he is any different! His current alliance with geagea and the LF has actually made me think he is better then the rest! I choose to believe, he allies himself with his former eniemies not for his personal goals but for the sake of Lebanon! I hope i'm not proven wrong but Berri is a mafia dog and so is Jumblatt. Lebanon cannot continue on this path! Enough is enough! Why hasn't there been approval for the extraction of oil and gas in the med sea? Because the powers haven't agreed shares?
07 December 2016, 16:47
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By the time Jumblatt and Berri agree shares then Israel would have siphoned out all the Basin! Lebanon is a ridicules joke! I can only hope Saad Hariri will be better then his predessors! Solidare is criminal...especially what they have done to St George Hotel! If Aoun and Saad Hariri can make a change then Saad Hariri has a chance to be a real hero that gets a statue erected for him.
07 December 2016, 17:13
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You "lol" without realizing your own inability to read in context.
Yet when one lacks certain abilities, he may lol to himself.
It makes him/her feel better, whilst in reality the laugh is on the ignorant "lol'er".
Read in context banimarouf, before you reply..you consistently make a fool of yourself..
Try to read the part where I clearly stated, I no longer support the General or the FPM because they allied with a convicted murderer.
The we once you have read it, we can all "lol" at your ignorance.
