Lebanese Forces Chief Dr. Samir Geagea hinted today that if Berri will continue to resist convening the parliament to discuss the issue of the International tribunal then we have no choice but to ask his deputy MP Farid Mekari to call for and head up the parliament meeting. Geagea insisted that such a meeting is constitutional. He added “According to the constitution if the speaker elects not to call for a parliament meeting then his deputy or the eldest member of the parliament could convene such a meeting”.Geagea said if the (Hezbollah ) protests continue then we will have to be creative by resorting to the constitution to ensure the functioning of the Lebanese institutions.
In response to BerriÂ’s comments that a parliament meeting could lead to mass resignations of the opposition MPs and escalate the street protests , he said that this is not true. He added the purpose of the parliament meetings is to discuss issues of disagreement and not leave these matters to the street to decide.
With reference to BerriÂ’s much publicized initiative, Geagea said, so far we have not received any details about this, but as soon as we get them we are willing to study them carefully and respond accordingly. BerriÂ’s initiative according to unofficial reports is to form a temporary government of 10 members.