Geagea Rejects Tampering with Presidential Term: Aoun Not Suitable President for Lebanon

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Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea rejected on Thursday proposals that Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun assume the presidency for a year or two.

He told Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA): “I reject the proposal because Aoun is not the appropriate president for Lebanon at the current time due to his political agenda.”

“I also oppose tampering with the presidential term,” he added.

Geagea stated that he will remain the presidential candidate of the March 14 alliance, “but I had previously announced that I am prepared to search for a compromise president if the other camp wants to.”

“The other camp however refuses to even search for an alternative to its candidate,” he said.

Aoun has not officially announced his candidacy for the presidency, but he has repeatedly said that he would run in the elections if there was consensus over him.

Geagea said: “There can be no solution to the presidential deadlock as long as Hizbullah and its ally Aoun continue to hold onto their boycott of the elections.”

Hizbullah and Aoun's Change and Reform bloc have been boycotting electoral sessions at parliament due to a disagreement with the March 14 camp over a compromise presidential candidate.

Geagea had previously accused them of adopting such measures in to order to blackmail political blocs into electing Aoun as president.

In addition, the LF leader demanded that the parliamentary elections be held as scheduled in November “because they would help in breathing new life in parliament, which may in turn create a breakthrough over pending affairs.”

He did however express his understanding of the Mustaqbal bloc's suggestion that the current parliament's term be extended due to the vacancy in the presidency and the critical security situation.

Commenting on the abduction of the soldiers and policemen by Islamist militants from Syria in August, Geagea said: “I have several reservations over how their file is being handled, but I will not elaborate on them because we are passing through a major national crisis.”

“I will say however that since the beginning of the crisis and until now, we could have done a lot more than what is currently being carried out,” he continued.

He also called for the speeding up of the trial of Islamists held in Roumieh prison and that a swap be made in exchange for the release of some of the Lebanese captives.

The Islamist kidnappers had been demanding that fellow Islamists held in Roumieh be released in return for the Lebanese soldiers and policemen.

“A delay has taken place in the trial of the Islamist inmates. It is unacceptable that a prisoner remain detained for five or seven years without trial,” he declared to DPA.

The soldiers and policemen were abducted following clashes between the army and Islamists in the northeastern border town of Arsal in early August.

A few have since been released, two others were beheaded, while the rest are still held by the militants.

M.T.

Y.R.

Comments 42
Thumb ice-man 18 September 2014, 17:12

Hakim Ya Habib Al Malayeen. Hakim W'basssss Bil Rou7 Bil Damm Nafdika Ya Hakim

Thumb ex-fpm 18 September 2014, 17:58

he always does

Thumb sophia_angle 19 September 2014, 12:21

General w bass wel fake hakim khass :ppp

Thumb sophia_angle 19 September 2014, 15:50

walla ya @FT if u run for presidency i vote for u :) i admire ur posts keep it up..n am very pleased abt these debates it is becoming more n more refined n polite :) ala hakim w aoun w bass :pppp

Thumb thepatriot 19 September 2014, 16:53

-looted the port...Hezb rackets it every day!
-collaborated with Syria... same!
-killed... oh well... still assassinating...
-killed Prime Minister... done by Hezb as well... and more!
-But Hezbs list is much much longer...
- Money Laundering
- Terrorism
- Intimidation and threatening
- Kidnapping
- Drug trafficking
etc, etc, etc...
so hush up FT!

Thumb bill.thebutcher 18 September 2014, 17:45

Funny...
Aoun not suitable but the war-criminal/terrorist Geagea, who is responsible for the Church of Sayyidet Al Najet terrorist act, is a suitable candidate ???
This guy should do stand-up

Default-user-icon cpt crunch (Guest) 18 September 2014, 17:52

hahahaha you're so cute, how old are you? are you teething already?

Default-user-icon simon (Guest) 18 September 2014, 17:57

Let Aoun be the president who cares.

Thumb ex-fpm 18 September 2014, 17:57

Geagea said: “There can be no solution to the presidential deadlock as long as Hizbullah and its ally Aoun continue to hold onto their boycott of the elections.”

The truth and nothing but the truth. Anyway, Aoun has shown the Lebanese the presidency is not important. Traitor to his sect and to his country..

Default-user-icon wolf.the_roar (Guest) 18 September 2014, 19:30

i love how you 2 engage in a scripted monologue:)

Thumb ex-fpm 18 September 2014, 18:00

Geagea is the enemy of anybody who undermines the state, who has a sectarian militia, who implements a foreign agenda.

Default-user-icon Samir (Guest) 18 September 2014, 18:09

" the LF leader demanded that the parliamentary elections be held as scheduled in November “because they would help in breathing new life in parliament, which may in turn create a breakthrough over pending affairs."
I am wondering who are the LF new candidates that will breath new life!!!

Default-user-icon Ray (Guest) 18 September 2014, 18:12

What is unbelievable to me is that 35 years have gone by and we are still talking about the same cast of characters - its called stuck in time (Aoun, geagea, berri, jumblat, gemayel). Any outsider looking at this fiasco would have pity on this banana republic.
Shame on us all for not revolting against this insanity. We are a leaderless nation exploited by our egos and religious/tribal weaknesses.

Thumb nickjames 18 September 2014, 18:27

Roar and Flamer stop living in the past. This isn't 1990, when the international community recognised the Ta'ef government and saw Aoun as an impediment. You guys act like Geagea was the only one attacking LAF. It was all the Lebanese, including the LAF under Lahoud, who went after Aoun. Geagea went to prison where he enjoyed solitary confinement 24/7, while Aoun stole millions of dollars from the treasury and left all the young boys to die on his way out.

You guys complain about Syria, yet Aoun is allied with them today, which contradicts your whole civil war argument. So you wanna use my argument against me, that is to stop living in the past? Syria is no longer in Lebanon, Geagea and Aoun are both in Lebanon, and Aoun is boycotting elections.

Thumb nickjames 18 September 2014, 18:28

You know "election boycott" is defined as a group of voters who boycott an election, yet in Lebanon it is politicians who are boycotting the election. It's like they're rewriting the dictionary.

Thumb nickjames 18 September 2014, 21:39

Ah I get what you're saying dude. So it's okay for a Syria-influenced court to convict Geagea of murder, but it's not okay for the Syria-influenced Hrawi to accuse Aoun of embezzlement? Bravo Flamer, that was the exact answer I wanted out of you.

Thumb nickjames 19 September 2014, 05:15

"We want the best relations with all our neighbors" does that include Israel, the Zionist enemy who Geagea collaborated with and massacred Palestinians under Ariel the butcher Sharon's supervision?

Thumb nickjames 19 September 2014, 16:07

He was pardoned by Lahoud, a pro-Syrian...after Syria withdrew from Lebanon and after being pressured by most of the parliament.

Wash his reputation clean? He was pardoned and released from prison.

And you still never answered the question. It's okay for the Syria-influenced court to convict Geagea, but it's not okay for the Syria-influenced Hrawi to accuse Aoun of embezzlement? What about the bank accounts in his wife's name?

Thumb canadianpaul 18 September 2014, 19:04

Don't want Geagea, and don't want Aoun. Can we elect Ziad Baroud already?

Missing helicopter 19 September 2014, 04:16

But he will not nominate himself unless there is consensus to elect him (Democracy Aoun style).

Thumb nickjames 18 September 2014, 20:48

M11, don't be so sure. If Hariri gives in then he might lose Geagea as an ally. Hariri needs Christians on his side, no matter what influence KSA has over him. Aoun can be elected without Hariri's votes if Jumblatt gives in. But he was being sarcastic, he even referred to Sleiman as President Aoun before. What exactly does letting Aoun be president for two years do? In two years he'll want to extend his term.

Thumb nickjames 18 September 2014, 21:32

Only way Hariri gains Aoun's MPs is by allying with Hezbollah, which won't happen anytime soon.

Thumb nickjames 18 September 2014, 21:06

Wolf, politicians are even degrading the army. Ibrahim Kanaan said, “We call for embracing the army, the state and its institutions and we'll follow up the situation on the ground to see if the army and security forces are being lax in protecting citizens.”

So if the army is being lax, should we still be embracing it?

Thumb nickjames 18 September 2014, 21:31

"the only candidate" lol psychosis

Default-user-icon Aoun (Guest) 18 September 2014, 22:43

Lier, Lier, Lier!!!

"Cobra, ancien garde du corps d'Elie Hobeika a affirmé dans une biographie que c'est bien le régime d'Assad qui a ordonné l’assassinat de Dany Chamoun en s'aidant des détails sécuritaires donnés par Hobeika." Wikipedia

You, Assad boot liker, vindicate Hafez Al assad!
Go read Robert Hatem's book before barking.

Thumb nickjames 19 September 2014, 01:28

Lmao he's such a goof. Geagea collaborated with the Syrian army against Aoun...as did Lahoud (commander of the LAF) and Elie Hobeika.

Hobeika was the one who killed Tony Franjieh, Geagea was injured in the battle, not to mention Franjieh had assassinated a Kataeb member six days earlier, and Gemayel had ordered the retaliatory attack.

Thumb cash.puppet 19 September 2014, 03:36

Geagea sold out lebanon in sum. Dont twist and turn, his hypocrisy is mind boggling. He sold out to the syrians, americans israelis europeans saudis meen ba3d fi? Get real

Thumb nickjames 19 September 2014, 04:24

So it's okay for Hezbollah to collaborate with Syria but when Geagea did it was a crime against his country. Nice one

Thumb cash.puppet 19 September 2014, 14:50

Slash the LF propagandist, fool just face the facts about your propgandist zionist machine in lebanon. Its nothing more

Thumb nickjames 19 September 2014, 16:10

Hezbollah fought against Syria and Amal during the civil war, nice try trying to revise history.

Thumb habib 19 September 2014, 01:40

Ft bla bla bbla ft tararattatta haribi 3ala fransa ft jenerallak filem hendi ya ft tayarak bala jwene7 ya ft dr geagea andaf wa ashshraf wa athar nas mahma sawarto 7aqa2ek alwaqe3 bi anna jenerallak batal bel haribi wa hakimna batal bel mowejaha wa nidal sadeq 3asha alqowat li ya7ya lobnan

Thumb nickjames 19 September 2014, 01:43

So Geagea paralysed the presidency, while Aoun is boycotting the presidency. Which one is worse? Lol

Default-user-icon Loyalty to Country (Guest) 19 September 2014, 02:23

I grew in Lebanon between Sunni, Chiite, and Christian friends. Despite our different religious backgrounds, we all agreed that we all love our country and that we will never betray it to any foreign power. What changed? Do all Lebanese believe that our first loyalty is to country? Every Lebanese must NOT follow their leader blindly. The Leaders should work for you and not the other way around.

Thumb EagleDawn 19 September 2014, 13:06

that was before HA planted the seeds of hatred and sectarianism aided by a lunatic general.

Missing helicopter 19 September 2014, 04:11

I am not worried about the chrithians of the Middle East t.p.
The christhians of Lebanon will be protected by HA, just like the Christhians of Iraq were protected by the Mahdi army and the Christhians of Iran are protected by the Basij.

Thumb LEBhasNOhope 19 September 2014, 04:26

Why is there crap on the sole of your shoes? I hope you don't walk inside your house with said shoes on. My advise is either clean them or replace them.

Thumb cash.puppet 19 September 2014, 05:13

I was hoping someone would ask this question. The answer my friend is that unfortunately my country has been infiltrated by crap infested mutant traitors like geagea thus me being unable to avoid stepping on such crap. Until we cleanse the country of these thieving lying propagandist puppets, im afraid the stench is quite pungent.

Thumb liberty 19 September 2014, 07:17

idiot

Thumb cash.puppet 19 September 2014, 14:48

Liberty GREAT comeback!

Thumb LEBhasNOhope 19 September 2014, 16:17

and your path to cleanliness is Claoun, Nassrallah, Berri, Frangieh, etc?

Missing helicopter 19 September 2014, 06:44

HA does not need to be running for President. With their bloody present, they already are running the whole country.

Thumb nickjames 19 September 2014, 16:31

"hezb was pro-syrian from day one"

Hahahahahahahahahahahaha seriously who teaches you history?!? Hezbollah and Amal fought each other in the late 80s. Shia were defecting from Amal to Hezbollah and the Syrian army had to intervene on Amal's behalf to save them from defeat. What world did you grow up in Flamey?? Do you ever look up history before spewing out nonsense???

Hezbollah was pro-Syria from day one smh...