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Naharnet: Leb Elections 2009 Live Coverage
- 5:05pm Fist fights erupt between supporters of PM Fouad Saniora and candidate Osama Saad in Saida.
- 5:00pm LBC: LBC team was attacked in Beirut.
- 4:40pm MP Saad Hariri following a tour of polling centers in Beirut: I hope that all Lebanese will exercise patience during the election process.
- 4:30pm Baroud: No extension of voting hours across the entire country. Extending voting hours is only up to the polling center registrar.
- 4:27pm Baroud denied use of forged IDs, adding that extending voting hours till after 7pm may vary depending on each polling center.
- 4:25pm Baroud: The security plan was a success and all breaches were not a cause for concern and were quickly brought under army and police control.
- 4:20pm Baroud during a news conference at interior ministry: The intensity of the ballot was normal in some areas and upsetting in others.
- 3:35pm NBN: reports of a scuffle between Justice Minister Ibrahim Najjar's bodyguards and Lebanese troops in Zahle.
- 3:30pm Syriac Bishop George Saliba denied reports that priest Akari had been held by MP Michel Murr supporters.
- 3:11pm MP Mohammed Raad after casting his vote: The problem of congestion at polling stations is due to holding elections in a single day.
Posted by: 2009-06-07 |
