Members of the ruling majority government lashed out at the pro-Syrian president Emile Lahoud, accusing him of violating the Lebanese constitution if he hands over power to the Army instead of the government. Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea warned pro-Syrian President Emile Lahoud against handing over power to the military if a new president was not elected by November 23. Geagea said Lahoud was behaving outside the realm of the constitution and the regime "as though (the presidential) Baabda Palace is owned by Emile Lahoud.""Lahoud has no right to hand over or not hand over (power)," Geagea said in remarks published by the daily An Nahar on Friday. "He just has to leave Baabda Palace at the end of his term," Geagea warned, adding that "we will not allow anyone to stage a coup."