Marking 43 years since Bashir Gemayel’s election as president, MP Nadim Gemayel said his father’s vision for a strong Lebanese state “has not died and will be achieved despite all challenges.”
Speaking to Voice of Lebanon, he described the recent removal of weapons from Burj al-Barajneh camp as “the first step toward the real path of the state,” stressing that Bashir’s dream was “a secure and free Lebanon where no militia weapons exist outside the authority of the state.”
He argued that Bashir defended Lebanon against foreign armies and armed groups, not against fellow Lebanese, and that his vision of unity remains relevant today.
Commenting on Hezbollah, Gemayel said the group still uses the Palestinian arms issue as a pretext to keep its weapons and called for tougher measures, including direct negotiations with Israel instead of placing the state at risk.
He concluded that after 43 years, Bashir’s legacy endures as “the last real victory of the republic” and urged the Lebanese to uphold his principles ahead of the September 14 commemoration in Sassine Square.
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