[lbo-talk] Lebanon

Kevin Robert Dean qualiall at adelphia.net
Sun May 29 16:42:30 PDT 2005


Hariri celebrates poll clean sweep By Mariam Karouny in Beirut May 30, 2005 CANDIDATES led by the son of slain ex-premier Rafik al-Hariri had won all the seats in Beirut in Lebanon's general election, a government source said today.

"The count is nearly over and it's a landslide for Hariri's list," said the source, who asked not to be identified.

Saad al-Hariri's anti-Syrian bloc had already won nine of the capital's 19 seats in the 128-member parliament before the vote because they were not contested.

The source said candidates on Mr Hariri's list had taken all 10 undecided seats.

The younger Hariri said: "This victory is for Rafik al-Hariri. Today Beirut showed its loyalty to Rafik al-Hariri." <http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,15450115%255E1702,00.html>

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