Geagea: Simple Majority Vote Remains an Option

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea on Friday said electing a president by simple majority “remains an option”, but a final decision in this regard has not been taken.

Other options to deal with the ongoing political crisis include reshuffling Premier Fouad Saniora”s government, Geagea told reporters after talks with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs David Welch.

 

Welch, Geagea explained, “did not relay any new ideas. He reiterated U.S. support to Lebanon.”

 

“We are not waiting for any side, be it American, French or Syrian, to tell us what we should do. We realize fully what we want to do,” Geagea added.

 

The best-case scenario, according to Geagea, would be for MPs “to head to Parliament and elect a president.”