Adwan Announces LF Will Take Part in National Dialogue, Geagea Will Personally Participate

Lebanese Forces MP George Adwan announced on Sunday that his party will participate in the national dialogue sessions through which agreements over an electoral law and the formation of a new cabinet could be reached.

"(LF leader) Samir Geagea will personally participate at the dialogue session,” Adwan revealed in an interview on al-Jadeed television.

Adwan noted, however, that the LF has not taken a decision yet concerning their nominee to head the future cabinet, awaiting discussions with its March 14 allies.

He stated: “There is a big chance the elections might not take place before June 20. But there is a huge difference between extending the parliament's term for few months awaiting an agreement over an electoral law and between a long-term extension that could last up to two years.”

In a statement he gave to MTV, Adwan remarked that a hybrid electoral law “is the best option to be adopted.”

The Lebanese Forces has suspended its participation in the national dialogue sessions, explaining that it is because “Hizbullah did not commit to the Baabda Declaration.”

In the Baabda Declaration, rival March 8 and 14 alliance leaders have affirmed their commitment to the Taef Accord and agreed to distance Lebanon from the policy of regional and international conflicts.