Samir Geagea

US Congressman Darin LaHood: Lebanese Officials Must Elect a Sovereign President

US Congressman Darin LaHood underscored on Monday the importance of Lebanon electing a president who respects the nation’s sovereignty and independence, with presidential elections set for January 9. During a meeting in Meerab with Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea, LaHood highlighted the critical period Lebanon is undergoing. “With the ...

Former FPM MPs Meet with Samy Gemayel on Presidential Election

The parliamentarians of the “Independent Parliamentary Bloc” (former Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) MPs), Elias Bou Saab, Simon Abi Ramia, Ibrahim Kanaan and Alain Aoun met with Samy Gemayel, the head of the Kataeb Party, on Tuesday over the long-delayed presidential election. Following the meeting, Abi Ramia emphasized that several potential ...

Geagea: 'Time for Justice Has Come'

Samir Geagea, the leader of the Lebanese Forces Party, considered that “the time for justice has come, not only in Syria but also in Lebanon.” He pointed out that the Assad family’s Syrian administration had thwarted the development of a legitimate state in Lebanon. Geagea used Sunday’s overthrow of Bashar al-Assad’s regime as an ...

Samir Geagea: A Military Hezbollah Is No Longer Valid

Lebanese Forces (LF) leader Samir Geagea asserted on Friday that the ongoing offensive against the Syrian regime is aimed at rooting out Iran and its allied militias, calling on Hezbollah to acknowledge that fact and give up its so-called armed resistance. “The military Hezbollah no longer exists today, and the triptych 'army, people, ...

Geagea: A Return to the Status Quo Ante Is "Out of the Question"

The leader of the Lebanese Forces, Samir Geagea, stated that a return to the status quo ante is "out of the question" once the war between Hezbollah and Israel is over, calling for the election of a president of the Republic and the formation of a government capable of rebuilding the state. In this context, he called on the Speaker of House Nabih ...