Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea (left) and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berry. (Credit: AFP and Lebanese Parliament)
The relationship between Parliament Speaker and Amal Movement leader Nabih Berri and Lebanese Forces (LF) chief Samir Geagea is rarely smooth.The divide deepened further when Geagea expressed his willingness to elect a new president “without the Shiite MPs,” but not to the point of a complete breakdown.Both sides are pragmatic and recognize that they are currently the two main pillars of Lebanese political life.Berri, as Parliament speaker, is one of the country’s primary leaders (alongside the caretaker prime minister), particularly during this period of presidential vacancy. Read more Hochstein returns with Trump’s ‘blessing’: Will this time be different? Geagea, meanwhile, heads the LF with the largest opposition bloc in Parliament.Thus, any potential agreement between the two would be pivotal for the country. Therefore, keeping...
The relationship between Parliament Speaker and Amal Movement leader Nabih Berri and Lebanese Forces (LF) chief Samir Geagea is rarely smooth.The divide deepened further when Geagea expressed his willingness to elect a new president “without the Shiite MPs,” but not to the point of a complete breakdown.Both sides are pragmatic and recognize that they are currently the two main pillars of Lebanese political life.Berri, as Parliament speaker, is one of the country’s primary leaders (alongside the caretaker prime minister), particularly during this period of presidential vacancy. Read more Hochstein returns with Trump’s ‘blessing’: Will this time be different? Geagea, meanwhile, heads the LF with the largest opposition bloc in Parliament.Thus, any potential agreement between the two would be pivotal for the country....
