Lebanese Forces chief Samir Geagea said Saturday that the March 14 alliance will call for a parliamentary session to vote on an electoral law if a subcommittee failed to reach an agreement by the end of January.
In an interview with French-language newspaper L'Orient Le Jour, Geagea said: “The aim of March 14 it to agree on a final and consensual version of an electoral law by the end of January.”
Full StoryThe March 14 opposition coalition will inform President Michel Suleiman about its official stance from the national dialogue session set to be held on January 7 after the New Year, sources said Sunday.
The informed sources told An Nahar newspaper that the alliance's leaders are waiting for the president's return from his vacation abroad to hold consultations and inform him about their position from the all-party talks.
Full StoryA national dialogue session scheduled to be held on January 7 is likely to face the same fate of its predecessor after the March 14 opposition alliance threw the ball in President Michel Suleiman's court again saying the resignation of the government is a prerequisite for its attendance of the talks.
Baabda palace sources told An Nahar daily published on Friday that “the opposition can't throw the ball of the cabinet change in the president's court by linking the issue to dialogue.”
Full StoryLebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea criticized on Thursday President Michel Suleiman's recent remarks on the national dialogue and the March 14 camp's boycott of government-related activity, saying that the alliance had long demanded “serious and constructive” dialogue that “does not cancel agreements reached during previous sessions.”
He announced in an open letter to the president: “We are willing to return to parliament to discuss a fair electoral parliamentary electoral law once the speaker issues a call for a session aimed solely for this purpose.”
Full StoryLebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea on Tuesday noted that the March 14 forces are exerting efforts more than others to pass a new electoral law, urging Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah to “let the state function” before offering advice to al-Qaida about Syria.
“The current deterioration of the economic situation stems from the lack of confidence in the government politically and security-wise, as it does not have relations with the Arab countries and they're almost severed, at a time when the factor of the Arab countries has an impact on our economy,” Geagea said in an interview with the Central News Agency, in response to Nasrallah's recent suggestion to form an economic action group.
Full StoryLebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea said on Thursday that the March 14-led opposition rejects to pay the price for any government change by compromising on the electoral law that will be adopted in the upcoming parliamentary elections.
He criticized in comments published in An Nahar newspaper attempts to lure the opposition to attend the national dialogue session set to be held on January 7.
Full StoryA Progressive Socialist Party delegation held talks recently with Lebanese Forces officials as part of ongoing efforts to resolve Lebanon's political crisis, announced the LF in a statement on Wednesday.
MP Strida Geagea said after the talks: “Differences in opinion do not mean that ties between the LF and PSP will change, but they will always remain good.”
Full StoryLebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea renewed on Friday his rejection of the resumption of the national dialogue, hailing President Michel Suleiman's ongoing consultations with various political powers.
He said during a press conference: “We urge Suleiman to maintain his bilateral consultations as a substitute for dialogue.”
Full StoryLebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea issued on Wednesday an open letter to Speaker Nabih Berri, condemning the continued parliamentary meetings in light of the 25 assassinations and failed assassination attempts in Lebanon in the past few years.
He declared: “We will not perform any routine duty until assassinations in Lebanon end.”
Full StoryLebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea accused on Wednesday Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah of “leading the country to a catastrophe due to his recent actions,” saying that the party leader is only working on achieving his interests in Lebanon.
He said during a press conference: “Nasrallah has taken it upon himself to act as judge to determine who takes part in the national dialogue.”
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