Geagea Says Aoun Attacking LF to Shift Attention from His Ministers 'Catastrophic Failure'
Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea on Monday accused Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun of waging a “campaign” against him personally and his party because of “the LF’s central role at the domestic and regional levels,” and to “deviate attention from his ministerial team’s catastrophic failure.”
“The other camp’s stances on Bkirki and the patriarch are well-known by all the Lebanese, as it has never cared for (Bkirki), especially that it has a lot of irreligious people among its ranks,” Geagea said in an interview with the privately-owned Central News Agency.
Geagea accused Aoun of “waging wars” against Bkirki and former Maronite patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir and of using “the most terrible, insolent and inappropriate language.”
The LF leader boasted that “the real pro-church camp in the Christian society has always been and will always be the Lebanese Forces.”
“Therefore, it is very clear that Bkirki is not the motive and reason behind the campaign waged by this camp against the LF,” Geagea added.
He attributed the attacks to “the growing influence of the LF at the Arab and international levels, especially during the last months, and the opinion poll results at the Christian level, which General Aoun cannot apparently digest given the fact that they clearly highlight the LF’s notable progress and the decline in the FPM’s popularity.”
Another reason behind the alleged campaign, Geagea said, was “their catastrophic failure in shouldering their ministerial responsibilities and the attempt to deviate attention from their botched achievements and rampant corruption, as the FPM ministers are in charge of all the key ministries, while the social and living conditions have all declined.”
“We will voice our opinion every time we find that necessary, especially if there is harm against Bkirki,” Geagea added.
Asked about the Maronite summit scheduled for April 3, Geagea said: “I believe that the meeting will be called off amid this tense atmosphere, which is being clearly reflected by the other camp’s media outlets.”
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