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AL-HAYAT: GEAGEA CONDITIONS KATISHA'S CANDIDACY TO WITHDRAW KOYOUMJIAN
iloubnan.info
May 11 2009
Lebanon
BEIRUT - The failed consensus between Future Movement leader MP Saad
Hariri and Lebanese Forces executive council president Samir Geagea
regarding the candidate for the Catholic Armenian seat in Beirut I
district was delaying the announcement of the electoral list of the
parliamentary majority, al-Hayat newspaper reported on Monday.
According to the paper, Geagea claimed to include his candidate Wehbe
Katisha to March 14 electoral list in Akkar district instead of one
of the Greek Orthodox candidates MP Ryad Rahhal et MP Nidal Tohme,
as a condition to withdraw LF candidate Richard Koyoumjian from
Beirut I district to March 14 Armenian organizations-backed MP Serge
Tour-Srakissian's candidacy.
Al-Hayat also said that Hariri did not consider Geagea's suggestion as
he sponsored the announcement of Akkar list few weeks ago and there
was no way to withdraw any candidate because this would unbalance
the voters.
iloubnan.info
May 11 2009
Lebanon
BEIRUT - The failed consensus between Future Movement leader MP Saad
Hariri and Lebanese Forces executive council president Samir Geagea
regarding the candidate for the Catholic Armenian seat in Beirut I
district was delaying the announcement of the electoral list of the
parliamentary majority, al-Hayat newspaper reported on Monday.
According to the paper, Geagea claimed to include his candidate Wehbe
Katisha to March 14 electoral list in Akkar district instead of one
of the Greek Orthodox candidates MP Ryad Rahhal et MP Nidal Tohme,
as a condition to withdraw LF candidate Richard Koyoumjian from
Beirut I district to March 14 Armenian organizations-backed MP Serge
Tour-Srakissian's candidacy.
Al-Hayat also said that Hariri did not consider Geagea's suggestion as
he sponsored the announcement of Akkar list few weeks ago and there
was no way to withdraw any candidate because this would unbalance
the voters.