Beirut
\nOne of Lebanon\u2019s main Christian politicians accused foe Hezbollah and its allies of working to postpone a parliamentary election set for March over fears of electoral losses, warning such a move would condemn Lebanon to a \u201cslow death\u201d.
\nWestern donors that Lebanon is relying on to stem its financial implosion have said the vote must go ahead. Politicians from all sides, including Shi\u2019ite Muslim Hezbollah, have repeatedly said it should happen, in order not to deal a further blow to the country\u2019s standing.
\nBut Samir Geagea, leader of the Lebanese Forces and an ally of Saudi Arabia, pointed the finger at Hezbollah and its ally President Michel Aoun\u2019s Free Patriotic Movement for moves to delay it.
\n\u201cThey are near certain that they will lose their parliamentary majority,\u201d Geagea told Reuters in an interview at his residence in the mountains overlooking the coastal town of Jounieh.
\nHezbollah Member of Parliament Ibrahim Moussawi responded to Geagea\u2019s comments by saying they were \u201clies\u201d and \u201cslander,\u201d in a statement published on the state-run National News Agency.
\nHezbollah was firmly in favor of holding elections \u201con their scheduled constitutional dates,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Beirut One of Lebanon\u2019s main Christian politicians accused foe Hezbollah and its allies of working to postpone a parliamentary election set for March over fears of electoral losses, warning such a move would condemn Lebanon to a \u201cslow death\u201d. Western donors that Lebanon is relying on to stem its financial implosion have said the vote […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-230410","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-world"},"yoast_head":"\n