Geagea: Simple Majority Vote Remains an Option

by **Admin** Sun Apr 20, 2008 6:11 am

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."