Kataeb Party Chief, MP Samy Gemayel, announced today on behalf of his Bloc members, following their meeting with Prime Minister-designate Hassan Diab, that the sole solution at this stage is through holding early parliamentary elections.

"We have reiterated our position to the PM-designate, and we consider that there is a total estrangement between the largest part of the Lebanese people who have joined the uprising for the past 60 days, and the political forces who did not wish to hear their voices, which has served to widen the rift between the constitutional institutions and the people," said Gemayel.

"It is critical when the state is on one side while the people are on the other side. Unfortunately, there is a team that still imposes its will on the Lebanese people, and still wants, after facing their uprising in the street and trying to abort it on several occasions, to continue to impose its will through constitutional institutions. This is something we reject, and this path is wrong and will lead to more crises," he underlined.

Consequently, Gemayel affirmed his Party's "full solidarity with the people's uprising," vowing to "continue together the struggle towards achieving real change."