Kataeb Lawmaker Nadim Gemayel stated that there is currently no roadmap or negotiations that could lead to direct presidential elections, but discussions are ongoing about how to emerge from the crisis.

In an interview on "Al-Jadeed", he emphasized that the president must be elected based on a clear vision.

"For 30 years, Lebanon has been part of the "resistance axis," stretching from Haret Hreik through Syria to Tehran. Today, Lebanon must decide which axis it wants to align with," he said.

He stressed that, this time, discussions must take place without weapons on the table, to determine Lebanon’s future path.

"Will it commit to international resolutions, culture, and openness, or will it remain within the resistance axis?" he asked.

Gemayel called on all parties to agree on the kind of Lebanon they want, stating that the country cannot remain in a "destructive axis."

He noted that Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei recently said that Lebanon must continue to support Gaza and engage in open warfare.

He then asked: "Whom should we believe? Khamenei or House Speaker Nabih Berri, who says that Lebanon will separate itself from Gaza? And to whom will Hezbollah listen? The Supreme Leader or Berri? Where do we get the guarantee to stand firm again, a question that even Berri cannot answer today?"

He added: "We support the calls for dialogue, with openness and objectivity, to resolve without superiority or the threat of weapons on the table at a critical crossroads. Today, we must decide: do we want the missile axis or the axis of civilization?"

Gemayel questioned the recent tripartite meeting that called for a ceasefire and the implementation of UNSC Resolution 1701, saying: "The question remains: who guarantees the ceasefire? Is the war between Lebanon and Israel, or between Hezbollah and Israel? Does the Lebanese people agree to this war?"

He continued: "If we aim to build a republic with 100,000 fighters and 100,000 missiles, we will continue to endanger Lebanon. Hezbollah's narrative of defending Lebanon, with its ‘balance of terror’ and the ‘people, army, and resistance equation,’ has proven to be ineffective."

Gemayel indicated, "I will not engage in speculation on whether the Iranian regime has abandoned Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah, but we all must understand that no one protects us except Lebanon itself. The Shia community can only be safeguarded by the Lebanese people—not by weapons, the Iranian regime, or the Syrian regime that it defended in Syria."

He stressed that he is not against the Shia community, nor is he attacking it, but rather, he wants all Lebanese to come together and realize that only they can protect each other.

Addressing the Shia community, Gemayel said: "Nothing unites us except our national interests. Let’s set aside our differences and agree on how to build the country without weapons on the table."

He concluded by saying: "It is too early to determine which axis Lebanon will choose, but I hope it returns to its civilization and its role as a bridge between East and West so that we can elect a president of a free Lebanese Republic."