Parliamentary majority leader MP Saad Hariri, said Monday that the general election in June will be a straight choice between Hizbullah and the country's sovereignty. "Our course is justice, independence, freedom, sovereignty and most importantly - Lebanon first," Hariri told AFP in an interview, referring to his coalition backed by the West as well as Saudi Arabia and Egypt."That is not the case for the other side," he added, referring to the Hizbullah-led alliance.
Hariri, the son and political heir of slain former Premier Rafik Hariri, also insisted that if Hizbullah and its allies won the June 7 vote, he would not join the government.
"It is my democratic right not to take part in such a government and to be in the opposition," he said. "They are desperate for power, but not me."
The June polls are being closely watched by the international community as it will determine whether Lebanese voters choose to maintain the course with a Western-backed alliance or opt for one headed by Hizbullah, which the US considers a terrorist organisation.