Geagea says disputes over shares are veiled attempt to target LF-FPM alliance

Lebanese Forces head Samir Geagea said on Tuesday that “the disputes over shares and ministerial portfolios are a veiled attempt to target the LF-Free Patriotic Movement alliance.”

“Some parties do not want a new presidential mandate, but an extension of the previous presidential tenures, mainly those we witnessed during the Syrian tutelage era,” Geagea said in an interview with the al-Markazia news agency.

“We will spare no effort to support this tenure so that it truthfully becomes a new tenure,” Geagea added.

“We realized from the beginning that the matter goes beyond the distribution of portfolios... but the state will only rise according to the Constitution, which is very clear in this regard,” he added.

Geagea also noted that some parties “are opposing the new presidential mandate's policies with obstruction.”

Aoun's election as president and Hariri's appointment as prime minister-designate have raised hopes that Lebanon can start tackling challenges that face the country.

This as Hariri and Aoun are still struggling to form a new cabinet amid conflicting demands from the various political forces.