Head of the “Lebanese Forces” party, Samir Geagea, expressed that he was not surprised by Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri’s adoption of the nomination of the head of the “Marada Movement”, stressing that he “was aware, since the beginning of the constitutional deadline for electing a president of the republic six months ago, that the serious and effective candidate of Hezbollah, Berri and their allies is Suleiman Franjieh.” Geagea’s words came in an interview with the Arabic “Independent”, where he said: “Based on this, our reaction was to reject the fabricated calls for dialogue, on the grounds that it would be a waste of time as long as the other party sticks to its candidate, and the biggest evidence is what was issued by Speaker Berri.” Geagea enumerated the current series of direct and indirect dialogues that did not stop, considering that these dialogues did not lead to a result because Hezbollah and its allies only want Franjieh, while the opposition has repeatedly announced that it will not adhere to the candidacy of MP Michel Moawad unless another name is proposed and managed to obtain 65 votes and has specifications that meet the requirements of the current stage. He also accused Hezbollah of wanting a president that would control it 100% and implement its policy, explaining that it had rejected internal and external proposals to elect Franjieh as president in exchange for naming a pro-opposition prime minister.

Source: National News Agency – Lebanon