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| Lebanon candidates fear isolation if March 8 wins |
| 2009-06-06 |
| [Al Arabiya Latest] Candidates from the ruling March 14 alliance have expressed concerns over the future of Lebanon's relations with the international community if the March 8 alliance, headed by Shiite resistance group Hezbollah, wins the upcoming elections. Amid increasing concerns about Iran's interference in Lebanese affairs, candidates of the June 7 elections have spoken out against a possible win by the March 8 alliance as Hezbollah is widely disliked in the West and is seen by the United States as a terrorist organization. Saudi's role If March 8 comes to power economic sanctions might be imposed on Lebanon and international aid is most likely to stop, Misbah al-Ahdab, a candidate for the Tripoli constituency, told Al Arabiya. Ahdab added he feared regional powers such as Saudi Arabia may no longer support a March 8 ruled Lebanon as the opposition group, backed by Iran and Syria, are at odds with them. "It was Saudi Arabia that sponsored Lebanon's national reconciliation with the Taif Agreement. It supported the whole of Lebanon without discrimination. Comparing Saudi to other countries that incite sedition is an insult that no Lebanese citizen can accept." The assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri started the Cedar Revolution that called for the withdrawal of the Syrian army and divided Lebanon into two camps, March 14 and March 8. |
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