The Lebanese "Kataeb" Party stated in a release, after a meeting chaired by the party leader MP Sami Gemayel, that "local and international initiatives aimed at breaking the deadlock reached by the general situation in Lebanon are stuck in a vicious cycle. Most of them are presented in a promotional advertising context that lacks a serious and clear agenda to address a fateful crisis threatening the country, which is under the control of an armed militia that not only seized the country and its facilities but also began establishing its own facilities and airports."
It continued: "The adopted method suggests that Lebanon is heading toward further turmoil, with no solutions in sight unless there is a will to address the problems in their real depth, as proposed by the Kataeb Party by restoring institutions and emphasizing the constitutional democratic process and the authority of the Lebanese state, while confining arms to legitimate forces. Otherwise, this means the continued use of Lebanon as a pressure card for Iran in its ongoing regional negotiations on multiple issues. Exiting the status of stagnation requires a unified stance from a broad and cohesive opposition front of Lebanese citizens, regardless of their region or sect, who refuse to keep Lebanon as a hostage to Hezbollah and its axis in the region."
The party pointed out that "with the end of the summer season and the departure of visitors, the economic crisis has returned to impose its grim reality on several fronts, most devastatingly on the education sector with the exorbitant rise in tuition fees in private schools and universities, and the stagnation of the academic year in public schools and the Lebanese University, which warns of a catastrophe for the future of an entire generation."
It added: "The fake stability in the exchange rate of the dollar will not last in the absence of any real reforms, especially with the government returning to impose direct and indirect taxes targeting productive sectors and Lebanese citizens, who are already committed to paying dues to the state while overlooking tax evaders and smugglers."
It concluded by stating: "This reality cannot change unless we pursue radical solutions, necessary reforms, and serious discussions with the IMF, instead of undermining negotiations with it due to negligence and improvisation."
