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EU urges Lebanese political continuity |
2005-03-01 |
![]() Karami himself resigned on Monday in the face of mass protests taking place in Lebanon, bringing to a head a political crisis sparked by the murder two weeks ago of his predecessor Rafiq al-Hariri. The announcement was greeted with loud applause in the national assembly in Beirut, where the opposition had been seeking a vote of no confidence in Karami's four-month-old government. "In this difficult period Lebanon is facing after the tragic events of 14 February it is important for parliamentary elections to take place as planned in May," Ferrero-Waldner said. "These forthcoming elections should be held in accordance with a free and fair electoral process, without any foreign interference or influence, and under the sovereign control of the Lebanese authorities," she said. |
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