Geagea Rules Out Postponement of Parliamentary Elections

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea on Sunday ruled out the possible postponement of the May 15 parliamentary elections.

“In every moment they are trying to postpone or torpedo the elections, using many ways, including the megacenters proposal, which was not approved in Cabinet. But this does not mean that they have given up and their attempts will continue in a daily manner to postpone this juncture,” Geagea said during the announcement of the LF’s candidates for the Jezzine area.

“We will be on the lookout to prevent them,” the LF leader added.

He, however, ruled out a postponement of the elections in light of “the domestic desires and the Arab and international pressures.”

“The elections will be held on the specified date, even if they try to take the issue of securing a budget as an excuse, because Cabinet has approved it,” Geagea added, while reminding that the EU has also expressed its readiness to cover the elections’ expenses.