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June 12, 2005
Lebanon's Elections Spawn Interesting Alliances
New York Times reporter John Kifner, in a June 12, 2005 dispatch on Lebanon's parliamentary elections, contends that, "Lebanese politics, dominated here for decades by neighboring Syria, are always religious and tribal."
"But this election is developing into a tale of intrigue tangled even by Levantine standards, a quintessentially Lebanese mélange of bloodshed, betrayal and a raven-haired beauty," he opined. The third phase of the month-long election were held June 12, 2005 in central and eastern Lebanon.
"Indeed," he added, "the campaign is now so convoluted that General Michel Aoun, the anti-Syrian nationalist who returned from 15 years in exile, has allied himself with politicians widely regarded as Syrian vassals. And in a breathtakingly odd moment the other night, Sheik Hassan Nasrullah, the Hezbollah leader whose Shiite guerrillas drove Israel out of southern Lebanon, exhorted his followers to vote for candidates of the outlawed Christian militia, the Lebanese Forces, invoking the name of its assassinated leader, Bashir Gemayel, who cooperated with the Israelis' invasion in 1982 and was elected president behind their tanks."
See "Lebanese Rivals Face Off in a Crucial Stage in Elections" for more about the various alliances.
Posted by Munir Umrani at June 12, 2005 12:46 PM
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