Geagea says parliamentary session was ‘major scandal’
Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea described the past two days of parliamentary proceedings as a major scandal, criticizing lawmakers for failing to pass what he called a long-overdue amnesty law while approving legislation that he said could impose hundreds of millions of dollars in additional costs on the state.
In a statement, Geagea warned that the measures adopted by parliament risk pushing Lebanon back into the cycle that led to its financial and economic collapse in 2019.
He said the Strong Republic bloc would study submitting a draft law to shorten the current parliament’s term, noting that its mandate had already been extended and arguing that the reasons for the extension no longer exist.
