| Submit your comments on this article |
| Syria-Lebanon-Iran |
| Aoun is the only presidential candidate of pro-Syrian opposition |
| 2007-09-17 |
| Hezbollah has declared that Free Patriotic Movement leader General Michel Aoun is the only presidential candidate of the opposition, to replace Lebanon's president Emile Lahoud. "The opposition's only presidential candidate is Gen. Michel Aoun, and no one else will run for the presidency from our ranks," said Ghaleb Abu Zainab, a member of Hezbollah's politburo. "Contacts exist between opposition forces, and its political maneuver is directed towards subsequently declaring a presidential candidate who is well-known," Zainab said in remarks published by the daily An Nahar on Sunday. This is the first time Hezbollah declares Aoun as its candidate Other pro-Syrian politicians such as Suleiman Franjieh , Wiam Wahab and Talal Arslan have declared Aoun as their candidate. |
| Posted by:Fred |