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| Opposition to run against assassinated politicians in Lebanon |
| 2007-07-24 |
| Lebanese opposition politician Michael Aoun and his allies announced that they will compete for the seat in parliament left vacant when minister Pierre Gemayel was brutally assassinated by gunmen in November 2006. "We have jointly decided to wade into the Metn elections like we did before," Aoun said in reference to the 2005 general elections, referring to his parternership with MP Michael Murr, and Tashnag Party leader Hovik Makhtarian. Aoun's candidate, Camil Khoury, will run against Pierre Gemayel's father, former Lebanese President Amin Gemayel, who announced his intention to replace his son (pictured right) last week. "I am a candidate for the deputy's seat in the Metn (mountains northeast of Beirut). Isn't it strange that the father is succeeding his son?" a visibly moved Gemayel asked in a televised press conference. |
| Posted by:Fred |