Lebanese Forces leader Dr. Samir Geagea announced Monday that March 14 MPs will not elect a new president tomorrow to "Keep the door open for further dialogue." "Electing a new president doesn't necessarily mean achieving pre-election consensus on the head of state Â… We will not practice our constitutional right tomorrow (Tuesday) to keep the door open for further dialogue," Geagea told a news conference at his residence in Merab, north of Beirut.He accused the Hezbollah-led opposition of working for the election of a president "who remains at the service of Syrian (Intelligence) agencies. That is why they are trying to elect a president who would satisfy Syria. Either they achieve that or prevent presidential elections. This is the Opposition's plan which puts us between Syria's hammer and the March 8 hard place."
Geagea described the March 14 alliance of being "the actual opposition. When they assassinate parliamentary deputies one after the other any discussion of quorum becomes useless." He said Lebanese opposition factions are to blame for the serial killings targeting anti-Syrian Lebanese figures. "We do not blame the enemies of Lebanon, but we do blame internal factions who benefit from our (Shed) blood. We want a president who would continue the building of institutions to guarantee the Lebanese People's security and stability," Geagea added.