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Lahoud may hand over Lebanon presidency to the army |
2007-08-10 |
![]() The same Arab sources told al Hayat that the western allies of Lebanon prefer to have the election on time and also prefer not to name any favorite candidate, since they want to leave this to the Lebanese , even though they may oppose certain names if they are proposed as consensus candidates. The army chief, General Michel Sleiman has been mentioned by several sources as a consensus candidate for the presidency for a reduced term of 2 years and until new elections for the parliament take place , but the March 14 majority alliance are insisting on having a president from their alliance. General Michel Aoun is the only one who has announced his candidacy so far and Syria seems to be backing him all the way. |
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