MP Geagea Says Sfeir 'Stood by LF in Darkest Circumstances'

MP Sethrida Geagea on Sunday described late Maronite ex-patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir as a "saint" who "stood by the Lebanese Forces party in the darkest circumstances, especially after the Taef Accord and between the years 1990 and 2005."

"He carved irreversible marks in our history," she said in a statement mourning the late spiritual leader.

"His role was essential as a resistant patriarch who raised the voice against tyranny, especially when Samir Geagea was arrested together with Lebanon as a country," the MP added.

She also hailed Sfeir's role in the Bkirki Declaration in the year 2000 and the Mt. Lebanon reconciliation, saying he stood by "right and truth in the face of hegemony and in support of the LF's cause."

Geagea finally called on the Lebanese state to declare Sfeir's burial day a national mourning day because "he worked for the sake of entire Lebanon."