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April 14, 2009       Share:    

Source: http://www.city-journal.org/2009/eon0408jk.html

Lebanon Faces June Election

[City Journal] James Kirchick - "They are the martyrs. You are the witnesses," proclaims one of Beirut's ubiquitous political billboards sponsored by the country's anti-Syrian "March 14th" coalition, and features the faces of ten men murdered in the last four years, most likely by the Syrian government or its accessories in Lebanon. A March 14th celebration flew the banners of the many constituent camps that make up the diverse coalition - ranging from the Christian Lebanese Forces to the Druze Progressive Socialist Party - but the Lebanese flag was ubiquitous. At a Hizbullah rally, only the emblem of Hizbullah was displayed. In June, Lebanese will head to the polls for the first time since the March 14th coalition won its parliamentary majority in 2005. "Both the majority and the opposition believe they can win," says Nassib Lahoud, a former ambassador to the U.S. and a leading anti-Syrian politician.

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