Geagea Says Elections Will be a 'Political War of Liberation'

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea on Tuesday said that the upcoming parliamentary elections will be a “political war of liberation,” after a top Hizbullah official suggested that the vote will be a “political July War” against Hizbullah.

Commenting on Sayyed Ibrahim Amin al-Sayyed’s claim that rivals and foes “want (to end) our arms and resistance so that the upper hand in our country goes to Israel and America,” Geagea said the Lebanese “want legitimate arms and a state, so that the upper hand in our country be for the Lebanese.”

Al-Sayyed had earlier warned that “the Americans, Israelis and Europeans want to seize the arms, resistance and society to bring a parliament that can elect a president and form a government that would do what they want.”

“Electoral money has started flowing, and according to the price of each person, 50 to 100 dollars will be dispensed,” the Hizbullah official added.