Former
Leba**n warlord Samir Geagea, a staunch opponent of Syria and the Shiite movement Hezbollah, will
stand for the presidency in May, his Christian Lebanese Forces party said on Friday. Geagea, 61, was the only leader from the 1975-1990 civil war ever jailed, but was released under an amnesty in 2005 after Syria withdrew from Leba**n, ending 30 years of domination over its tiny neighbour. Syria ended its military and political dominance under popular Lebanese and international pressure, but it continues to exert significant influence through allies, mainly Hezbollah. Geagea is one of Hezbollah's key opponents in Leba**n, and has repeatedly demanded that the movement, which never disarmed after the 15-year civil war, hand in its *******.
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Former Leba**n warlord to stand for president