Geagea criticizes Berri's three-step presidential election proposal
25 تموز 2024 15:58
Lebanese Forces Party leader Samir Geagea condemned Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri’s new proposal for electing a president, which includes a three-step process: "consultation, consensus, and election."
Geagea argued that this approach effectively undermined the presidential election process, turning it into a mere formality after consultations and agreements.
“This strategy disregards the constitution’s clear mandate for direct elections and transforms the parliament into a "loya jirga" rather than a functional legislative body,” Geagea said, criticizing the new proposal as a continuation of the old "Army, People, Resistance" formula, which he believes has compromised Lebanon’s military and state functions.
Geagea argued that this approach effectively undermined the presidential election process, turning it into a mere formality after consultations and agreements.
“This strategy disregards the constitution’s clear mandate for direct elections and transforms the parliament into a "loya jirga" rather than a functional legislative body,” Geagea said, criticizing the new proposal as a continuation of the old "Army, People, Resistance" formula, which he believes has compromised Lebanon’s military and state functions.