Assassination of Lebanese Journalist Qassir overwhelm the election
Lebanon, Politics, 6/4/2005

It is expected that the assassination of Lebanese Journalist Samir Qassir will overwhelm the process of the stages of the next parliamentary elections. On Sunday ( Tomorrow) the second round of the elections will be made in the southern region area.

These elections are expected to be boycotted by the Christian opposition forces in Jezzine area and the Sunni forces in al-Arqoub area.

This round will conclude to choosing 23 parliamentarians, so far seven of them won the elections ( unopposed ) including Baheya al-Hariri, the sister of the late Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri.

Both Hizbullah and the Amal movement took part in the elections of the second phase, in a joint list in south Lebanon that guaranteed an evident winning at the Shiite center. This is, however, will be after the first phase of the elections last Sunday which resulted in the winning of the list of Saad Eddine al-Harirti in all its 19 seats.

Meanwhile, the Lebanese opposition announced its electoral list for al-Matin area in the Mount of Lebanon in facing an uncompleted list for Michael Aoun and also another uncompleted one might be declared by the deputy premier Michael al-Murr.

The chairman of the democratic renewal (al-Tajadud) movement Nasib Lahhoud announced the names of the candidates for the 8 seats dedicated for this circle, with all of it for Christians. He said that this list which the opposition sides agree to name it "the list of the opposition" includes all opposition sides especially the Christian one, excluding Aoun's trend who expressed his regret over being split from other sides of the opposition.

Previous Stories:
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  International condemnation for al-Qassir assassination   (6/3/2005)
  Lahoud warns against sedition, opposition accuses him of killing Qassir   (6/3/2005)

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