Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea saluted the demonstrators on Saturday, saying: "I advise them to keep their faith and determination, while abstaining from any disturbance of public order, i.e. breaking and encroaching on public and private properties, which are wrongful acts."

"Everything else is excellent and we must continue, because the status quo in the country cannot persist," Geagea said.

He saluted the demonstrators in the South and Bekaa regions, considering the popular movements in these areas as "very respectable" and call for admiration, especially that it is clearly evident that Hezbollah and Amal Movement do not want such movements in areas like Nabatieh, Tyre, Kfarreman, and various Southern and Bekaa villages.  

"For a long time, we have not seen Lebanese unity stand out as in the past two days," noted Geagea in an interview with "An-Nahar" earlier today.

Commenting on Hezbollah Secretary-General's speech this morning, Geagea said: "There is a clear contradiction in the words of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, in pointing to a huge confidence crisis between the people and the state, on one hand, while calling for maintaining the current government, on the other hand."

Asked whether the 72-hour interval has weakened Prime Minister Saad Hariri's position, Geagea considered that "the Prime Minister is determined to be positive until the last moment. I respect this, but I do not support it as the current ministerial majority is hopeless."

Over the Lebanese Forces' position in the absence of reforms and in case PM Hariri chooses not to resign, Geagea said his Party's stance will be declared at the time, adding, "I think that with this ministerial majority we cannot get anywhere…The question remains whether LF's withdrawal alone from the government would be enough to bring it down? In light of the answer to this question, we will determine our position because it is important to reach a conclusion, since the issue here is not only a question of staying or resigning."

"It is clear that the people are against the current parliamentary majority, so the least we can do is go to form a new and completely different cabinet that is not shaped in the way the previous governments were formed, and one that the current political class would have no influence on, otherwise we will not accomplish anything," Geagea underscored.