Samir Geagea, leader of the Christian Lebanese Forces, arrives to inspect the scene of a car bomb explosion in Ashrafiyeh, central Beirut, October 19, 2012. REUTERS/Mahmoud Kheir
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese Christian politician Samir Geagea announced on Friday he will run for president in an election due next month, the first candidate to formally enter a race overshadowed by growing violence and months of political paralysis.
President Michel Suleiman's six-year term ends in late May. Parliament must approve his successor with a two-thirds majority.
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