American envoy Amos Hochstein surrounded by several MPs at a breakfast in his honor, Jan. 7, 2025. (Credit: X account of Fouad Makhzoumi, member of the Renewal parliamentary bloc)
It was Wafiq Safa, the head of Hezbollah’s Liaison and Coordination Unit, who finally relayed Hezbollah’s position. “We have no veto on army chief Joseph Aoun,” he said from Beirut’s southern suburbs on Sunday. “Our only veto is on [Lebanese Forces (LF) Leader] Samir Geagea, because he represents a project of discord and destruction for the country.”Hezbollah’s categorical “no” to the LF leader comes as no surprise, as Geagea is Hezbollah’s first local adversary. Nonetheless, Safa’s remarks, which could facilitate the path to presidency for Aoun — the consensus candidate backed by the international community — point to Hezbollah’s calculations regarding the presidency, after being severely weakened by the two months long war with Israel. Read more Geagea 'ready to consider Joseph Aoun's candidacy' if Hezbollah supports it A few...
It was Wafiq Safa, the head of Hezbollah’s Liaison and Coordination Unit, who finally relayed Hezbollah’s position. “We have no veto on army chief Joseph Aoun,” he said from Beirut’s southern suburbs on Sunday. “Our only veto is on [Lebanese Forces (LF) Leader] Samir Geagea, because he represents a project of discord and destruction for the country.”Hezbollah’s categorical “no” to the LF leader comes as no surprise, as Geagea is Hezbollah’s first local adversary. Nonetheless, Safa’s remarks, which could facilitate the path to presidency for Aoun — the consensus candidate backed by the international community — point to Hezbollah’s calculations regarding the presidency, after being severely weakened by the two months long war with Israel. Read more Geagea 'ready to consider Joseph Aoun's candidacy' if...
Qaani: Minimum requirement for Lebanon is a return to pre-war lines
