BEIRUT: Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea expressed confidence he will win the support of the March 14 coalition, which has yet to officially back his candidacy for president.
“I would not have run in the elections if I was not certain of the March 14 alliance’s support for me,” Geagea said in an interview to Saudi daily al-Watan to be published Monday.
“The March 14 alliance is very close to making the decision to endorse my candidacy,” he said. “We have our own political agenda and we must seek to implement it by all available means.”
The LF announced earlier this month the party’s nomination of Geagea for the presidency. However, the March 14 alliance, in which the LF is a main force, has yet to comment on his candidacy.
Geagea told the daily that “traditional remedies” are no longer an option for solving the Lebanese crisis, and that is what led him to run for president.
“Lebanon has become an open ground for chaos, which leaves it vulnerable to further deterioration,” he said.
“Strong individuals should assume official posts in order to strengthen the state and Lebanon should have a strong president who is capable of implementing a strong political program,” Geagea said.
Source: The Daily Star