Geagea Accuses March 8 of Seeking to Transform Lebanon into a Banana Republic
Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea said Saturday that if the opposition wins the June 7 elections it will open new fronts in favor of Hizbullah and will suppress public and media freedoms.
"Can you imagine how the situation will be like if the other team wins the elections?" Geagea wondered during an election rally in Kfifan-Batroun.
If March 8 wins, "new fronts will open in favor of the resistance as Iranian President (Mahmoud) Ahmadinejad has said," according to Geagea.
"Lebanon will be transformed into a Banana Republic," he stressed.
Banana Republic is a derogatory term for a country that is politically unstable, dependent on limited agriculture and ruled by a small and corrupt clique.
The LF leader also told the rally, which was attended LF MP Antoine Zahra and MP Boutros Harb, that the March 8 forces will leave Lebanon without friendly ties with foreign countries except Syria and Iran.
"The economy, development, education, society and environment and arts will be put in favor of the big cause," Geagea said.
The LF leader stressed that the "situation will be tragic" if the March 8 forces win the polls, lauding the March 14 alliance which stood against "dragging Lebanon to such an end."
"Don”t hesitate … Think about your country, the Lebanon that you want, the future of your children and vote," he told the crowd.