GEAGEA SAYS RESISTANCE AXIS DELAYING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS AWAITING COURSE OF REGIONAL EVENTS

Lebanese Forces Party Chief, Samir Geagea, believed that 'Lebanon's glory was achieved by the patriarch and his predecessors, and was not given to them by anyone.' On the presential dossier, he stressed that 'the axis of resistance, out of preconception and determination, is disrupting the presidential elections for two reasons: the first is its inability to secure a majority for its candidate, and the second is waiting for the course of events in the region to know how to act internally, given that Lebanon is ranked 17th on their list of priorities..." "Everything that happens in the region is of most importance to them, and Lebanon comes after that," he said. Geagea continued to point out: "Our goal is not the victory of one party over another, but rather the victory of right...Therefore, we do not accept in any way that our rights be taken away or wasted, and we reject any party seizing the rights of others." He added: 'We do not want to gain victory over anyone, but at the same time we will not accept that any party uses an illegal weapon in its possession, believing that with this weapon it can overwhelm us or force us to take positions we do not want to take. No, these days are over....with no return!" Geagea's words came during the dinner banquet held yesterday by the head of the Union of Municipalities of the Bsharri District, Elie Makhlouf, at his Bekaa Kafra home in honor of Maronite Patriarch, Cardinal Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, on the occasion of Saint Charbel's Day, in the presence of MP Strida Geagea, former MP Joseph Ishak, and senior officials and dignitaries from the region. Source: National News Agency - Lebanon