The leader of the Lebanese Forces, Samir Geagea, surrounded by his party's ministers, Joe Rajji, Joe Issa-al-Khoury, Kamal Shehadi, and Joe Saddi, in Meerab, on Feb. 10, 2025. (Photo provided by the LF)
The Lebanese Forces (LF) are no longer hiding their opposition to the draft law on restoring financial order and returning deposits, known as the Gap Law (law on the financial gap) which has been under review by the Cabinet since Monday. The party's ministers even walked out of the government session on Tuesday to avoid voting on the bill, which only complicates the government's adoption of this text — a key requirement of the international community.On Tuesday, the party's leader, Samir Geagea, set the tone: "We cannot support a project that does not ensure the recovery of deposits," he said during a party dinner on Monday. "The LF do not want a law that only gives the impression that financial order has been restored, when the money will not be returned for another four years and the money that is returned...
The Lebanese Forces (LF) are no longer hiding their opposition to the draft law on restoring financial order and returning deposits, known as the Gap Law (law on the financial gap) which has been under review by the Cabinet since Monday. The party's ministers even walked out of the government session on Tuesday to avoid voting on the bill, which only complicates the government's adoption of this text — a key requirement of the international community.On Tuesday, the party's leader, Samir Geagea, set the tone: "We cannot support a project that does not ensure the recovery of deposits," he said during a party dinner on Monday. "The LF do not want a law that only gives the impression that financial order has been restored, when the money will not be returned for another four years and the money that is...
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