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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Geagea endorses Aoun presidency bid in Lebanon
2016-01-19
[Iran Press TV] Lebanese Christian politician Samir Geagea
... Geagea was imprisoned by the Syrians and their puppets for 11 years in a dungeon in the third basement level of the Lebanese Ministry of Defense. He was released after the Cedar Revolution in 2005 ...
has endorsed the candidacy of his rival Michel Aoun
...a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hizbullah...
, in a major boost for Hezbollah-backed Aoun and his supporters in their bid to fill the power vacuum in the Arab country.

Sitting alongside Aoun, Geagea made the highly-anticipated announcement on Monday in a televised news conference, urging his allies in the March 14 alliance to support Aoun's candidacy.

The endorsement could boost Aoun, the leader of the March 8 Alliance, in his attempt to fill the presidency that has been vacant for 20 months. However,
Caliphornia hasn't yet slid into the ocean, no matter how hard it's tried...
the seasoned Christian politician may need the backing of other groups to secure the necessary parliamentary support to become president.
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