Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea in Meerab in 2022. (Credit: Joseph Eid/AFP stock photo)
The Lebanese Forces (LF) have been in the opposition for five years. After its ministers resigned from Saad Hariri’s (2019) third cabinet, Samir Geagea’s party refused to join the subsequent ministerial teams, leaving its Christian rival, the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM), with a near monopoly on the representation of their community.This is particularly true since the FPM was already getting the lion’s share in the cabinets since 2016, when its founder, Michel Aoun, became president. As a result, Gebran Bassil, Aoun’s son-in-law and FPM leader, was often regarded as the ‘shadow president.’ Read more After snag with Hezbollah and Amal, PM-designate at odds with Christian parties But, with the election of Joseph Aoun to the presidency in January, the LF seems determined to take its revenge, bargaining with Prime Minister-designate...
The Lebanese Forces (LF) have been in the opposition for five years. After its ministers resigned from Saad Hariri’s (2019) third cabinet, Samir Geagea’s party refused to join the subsequent ministerial teams, leaving its Christian rival, the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM), with a near monopoly on the representation of their community.This is particularly true since the FPM was already getting the lion’s share in the cabinets since 2016, when its founder, Michel Aoun, became president. As a result, Gebran Bassil, Aoun’s son-in-law and FPM leader, was often regarded as the ‘shadow president.’ Read more After snag with Hezbollah and Amal, PM-designate at odds with Christian parties But, with the election of Joseph Aoun to the presidency in January, the LF seems determined to take its revenge, bargaining with Prime...