Gemayel: Kataeb Chose to Avoid Political Alignments in Municipal Polls
Head of the Kataeb Party MP Sami Gemayel emphasized on Sunday the importance of the municipal elections in catering to the needs of the people, saying that his party chose not join political alliances.
He remarked after casting his vote: “We do not have any political alignments in the polls.”
“The number of villages that are witnessed alliances is less than those that witnessed none as demonstrated in the lack of alliances in Jounieh and the Metn regions.”
“There is no room in the municipalities for political interests. If others want to politicize these polls, then they will be exploiting the people,” he said.
“We should allow the municipalities to cater to the people and we should leave politics out of it.
“We want to prove that the elections can be held in a peaceful manner.
“These polls are for the people,” Gemayel stressed.
“I call on all Lebanese to head to the elections to send a message that they yearn for democracy.”
Municipal elections are being held in the Mount Lebanon region.
The first round of the municipal polls were held on May 8 in Beirut and the Bekaa region, while the third round, set for next Sunday, will be held in the South and Nabatiyeh, and the fourth and final round will be held in the North and Akkar on May 29.
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