The head of the Lebanese Forces, Samir Geagea, during his press conference in Maarab on Dec. 19, 2025. Photo provided by the LF.
Despite sustained pressure from Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri succeeded in convening a legislative session on Thursday that adopted a series of reforms, while sidestepping discussion of the electoral law just months before the scheduled May elections.The outcome marked a setback for Geagea, who said responsibility did not rest with Berri alone. He accused what he called a ruling “troika” of collusion to obstruct parties that oppose Hezbollah.Speaking at a news conference Friday at his residency in Maarab (Kesrouan), Geagea nevertheless avoided severing ties with the president, speaker and prime minister. He underscored what he described as a "decisive moment": the battle to ensure parliamentary elections take place with the participation of expatriate voters from their countries of...
Despite sustained pressure from Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri succeeded in convening a legislative session on Thursday that adopted a series of reforms, while sidestepping discussion of the electoral law just months before the scheduled May elections.The outcome marked a setback for Geagea, who said responsibility did not rest with Berri alone. He accused what he called a ruling “troika” of collusion to obstruct parties that oppose Hezbollah.Speaking at a news conference Friday at his residency in Maarab (Kesrouan), Geagea nevertheless avoided severing ties with the president, speaker and prime minister. He underscored what he described as a "decisive moment": the battle to ensure parliamentary elections take place with the participation of expatriate voters from their countries of...
