Report: LF Informs March 14 its Intention to Back Aoun for Presidency, Mustaqbal and Kataeb Reject
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The Lebanese Forces has informed the March 14 alliance that the LF would back Change and Reform bloc leader MP Michel Aoun for the presidency, An Nahar daily reported on Monday.
The newspaper said that LF lawmaker George Adwan made the announcement on his party's serious intention to back Aoun during a meeting that was held by the coalition’s leaders on Sunday night.
Adwan urged them “to deal with this option calmly,” it said.
If the report was true, then it means the LF is giving up the candidacy of its leader Samir Geagea in favor of his rival Aoun.
Al-Mustaqbal Movement chief ex-PM Saad Hariri, who leads the alliance, has backed Marada Movement leader MP Suleiman Franjieh for the presidency.
According to An Nahar, al-Mustaqbal informed Adwan during Sunday's meeting that choosing Aoun as president means handing over Lebanon's political-decision making to Hizbullah, Aoun's main ally, and the Iranian axis.
Al-Mustaqbal also told the LF official that Franjieh would not succumb to the pressure exerted by Hizbullah.
The representative of the Kataeb Party expressed a similar stance, An Nahar said, without giving further details.
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D.A.
11 January 2016, 11:20
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You are confused about Riachi's role, he's only there to facilitated and help implement Geagea's and FL policies rather that dictate or advise.
11 January 2016, 10:19
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Everyone against Samir Geagea stance is probably missing the bigger picture here. As a LF supporter, I fully endorse what the LF are doing as a whole and on that specific file. Riachi is one of the best advisers and Samir Geagea one of the best Leaders in Lebanon at the moment.
11 January 2016, 13:42
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Riachi is not to blame (but to be congratulated in my opinion) for he and Dr. Gaegae are hoping to get Aoun to notice that there's nothing personal between the LF and Aoun (from LF's side) and that they are even prepared to nominate him as a candidate, it's his insistence on being Iran's and Assad regime's rag doll, employee, and Christian cover that has caused the Schism in the first place. In my opinion the LF have proven to be the bigger man and that they are prepared to make concessions on their party's political gains in the interest of Christians and free Lebanon. It is up to Aoun to either reciprocate or stay in the Hezb Ebola and Syrian regime's limbo which will eventually lead to his demise and be confined to the dust bin of history as a traitor for a free Lebanon and Christians. Well done LF!
11 January 2016, 16:33
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Wonderful to see this convicted murderer of children & women being dumped by his masters.
Now he is trying to blackmail them, either you take me back or I will back the true Christian representative that you have always paid me to say no way.
I love it ..but I love it more how the few remaining LF supporters believe their fake doctoor is doing for the interest of Lebanon & Christians.
LMFAO
11 January 2016, 17:29
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I cant believe that Kataeb is against this. Do they really prefer Franjieh or are they still clinging on to the hope of a return to Baabda for Gemayel?
11 January 2016, 17:47
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Now that Aoun is a signatory to an understanding agreement with the LF, the onus is on him should he decide to honour the fake MOU with Hezb Ebola over the agreement with the LF. If he honours the LF agreement than he would be welcome back to the free Lebanon camp if he does not, this would be a proof that he is following Hezb Ebola for his (and his family's own financial gain) as opposed to the so called MOU which he seemed to be using as an excuse for providing Ebola with the cover they know they need the same so called MOU which a Subordinate Iranian slave terrorist militia will never honour (and has not since the Ebola MP's never showed up to parliament to elect their so called "Candidate" which they so vehemently "VERBALLY" barked support for (the Iranian way say something and do something completely opposite). Continued...
11 January 2016, 17:48
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Of course in this case Aoun will be exposed if this is indeed what he does and then his so called supporters can choose for themselves if he has been lying to them for his own personal gain or not and maybe chose to step out of the dark dead end side that this man is taking them into.
11 January 2016, 18:27
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If this is he choice, Frangieh or Aoun, both Syrian or Iranian choices, which is the lesser of the two evils. Frangieh is an uneducated lackey of the Assad Government in Syria, incapable of independent decision making.
Aoun is an Iranian puppet. He has the seats in the current parliament by virtue of Hezbollah throwing its support to him instead of to Berri. But Aoun has two things in his favor that Frangieh does not:
1. He is old and will not last the 6 year term; and
2. He is a joker and does not mind yanking on his leash, even if it hurts his neck.
11 January 2016, 20:58
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No offense, but I doubt your brother is in heaven if he fought alongside the Lebanese Forces during the civil war.
11 January 2016, 21:13
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Not only is he a traitor, he's a fake Hakim, a thief, a criminal as well as a murderer.
You might say he's another scum of the earth.
12 January 2016, 12:23
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we as christians decide which candidate has enough candidacy and supporters.i am a lebanese supporter fan and what geagea is doing is show saed that we (as Christians) get to choose.for once at least.
saed did the ultimate error when he went and tried to think about franjieh.
now the moron will pay for it.and yes aoun is 1000 times better then franjieh.i dont want a middle man as a president.for once i want someone with power,i dont care if its 14 or 8.
