The leader of the Lebanese Forces, Samir Geagea, in Baabda, June 24, 2025. (Credit: @LBpresidency/X)
On social media, supporters of the Lebanese Forces (LF) reacted sharply to the absence of their party chief, who leads the largest Christian parliamentary bloc, from a meeting at Baabda Presidential Palace held on the occasion of Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Lebanon. “It is not the prestige of Samir Geagea that was tarnished. It is their intentions [those of the presidency] that have been revealed,” one such post read.The gathering took place on Sunday in the presence of several political and diplomatic figures, selected by the presidency’s protocol office according to strict criteria. Dig deeper Behind Samir Geagea's criticism of Aoun But in Lebanon, politics is never far from the surface. The controversy comes at a time when criticism from Meerab (LF's headquarters) toward the government — which the LF generally supports — has been...
On social media, supporters of the Lebanese Forces (LF) reacted sharply to the absence of their party chief, who leads the largest Christian parliamentary bloc, from a meeting at Baabda Presidential Palace held on the occasion of Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Lebanon. “It is not the prestige of Samir Geagea that was tarnished. It is their intentions [those of the presidency] that have been revealed,” one such post read.The gathering took place on Sunday in the presence of several political and diplomatic figures, selected by the presidency’s protocol office according to strict criteria. Dig deeper Behind Samir Geagea's criticism of Aoun But in Lebanon, politics is never far from the surface. The controversy comes at a time when criticism from Meerab (LF's headquarters) toward the government — which the LF generally supports...
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