Samir Geagea, Head of the Lebanese Forces Party:
• “We don’t need more than 6 months for Hezbollah to hand over its weapons, and the dialogue with the President should begin immediately to implement this.”
• “There is no need for any dialogue about handing over the weapons, it’s just a waste of time. The President specifically proposed dialogue with the party for handing over its weapons.”
• “There is no concept of South and North of the Litani, but our focal point is international resolutions.”
• “The only roadmap to get out of the current crisis and liberate the Lebanese territories occupied by Israel is for the Lebanese state to inform the United States of its intention to implement what it committed to in the ceasefire agreement within a set deadline, and in return, request the US to oblige Israel to implement its part.”
• “We informed Deputy US Envoy to the Middle East, Morgan Ortagus, that Lebanon’s demand is to live in a state where weapons are restricted to the state and Israel withdraws from the South.’”
• “There is a real opportunity for Lebanon, but it will not last forever”
• “Lebanese Army is the one that sets the national security strategy.”
• “The ones who benefited the most in the last thirty years are Hezbollah’s supporting base. If the resistance parties wants the help of the state with reconstruction and other matters, they must let the state do its job.”
• “Regarding Beirut’s municipal elections, there is a basic principle, which is parity, and if this is not achieved, we will move to another municipal law.”
• “From this standpoint, we started, specifically in Beirut, by contacting the Free Patriotic Movement, the Kataeb Party, and other Christian parties to cooperate behind a single list. In turn, MP Fouad Makhzoumi is doing the same with some parties.”
• “The current parliamentary electoral law is the best among all the proposals to achieve parity. There is one point that needs adjustment, which is the expatriates’ voting, in addition to some logistical adjustments such as megacenters and others.”
