In an interview with Al-Shiraa magazine on thursday, Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea expected that the 2009 parliamentary elections to be held on time but fears more targeted assassinations for the strong candidates of March 14 alliance and other events to threaten security safety.
Geagea considered that warned from changing anything in the Taif agreement that might lead to another civil war in Lebanon.

Geagea judged that the Syrian intelligence is behind all the assassinations that targeted March 14 alliance, indicating that an order was issued to recess these assassinations following the Doha agreement.
While asked about the Free Patriotic Movement leader General Michel Aoun’s visit to Syria, Geagea said he would have preferred that Aoun would postpone his visit until the lingering problems with the Syrian regime are clarified between the two countries such as the missing Lebanese detainees in the Syrian prisons and the demarcation of the border.

Geagea said he doubted that any electoral alliance in Lebanon would win a two-thirds majority of seats in parliament, citing opinion polls that showed Aoun and the rest of the March 8 alliance receiving a third of all votes and the March 14 alliance another third. The final third of votes, which leaned toward the March 14 candidates, would break the tie.

Geagea described his relationship with Democratic Gathering bloc leader MP Walid Jumblatt as strategic, however describing his relationship with Future Movement Leader MP Saad Hariri to be excellent.