Geagea to Name 'Some Candidates' in Chouf-Aley District
Lebanese Forces chief Samir Geagea will reportedly announce some of the party's candidates in the Aley and Chouf district who will run in the upcoming parliamentary elections, the Saudi-owned daily Asharq al-Awsat reported Tuesday.
The daily quoted unnamed sources who also said that Progressive Socialist Party leader and Head of the Democratic Gathering bloc MP Walid Jumblat “will announce the names of his candidates when he gets a clearer image of the future political alliances,” planning to take part in the polls.
Jumblat had announced earlier that he would have a consensual list in his stronghold of Chouf-Aley district that would ensure partnership. The “consensual” list would gather all the “main political parties” in Chouf and Aley, Jumblat had noted.
In light of the latest row between President Michel Aoun and Speaker Nabih Berri over the signing of a decree promoting a number of officers, the sources told the daily that “the majority of political forces are reluctant in these circumstances to talk about their alliances in light of what is happening and the escalating tension between parties that could affect the alliances' image.”
Lebanon has set a date of May 6 this year to hold its first legislative election in nine years.
For the first time, Lebanese nationals living overseas will be able to cast ballots in early voting.
Lebanon's parliament has postponed elections several times over security reasons. Its term was supposed to expire in 2013 but lawmakers approved several extensions since then.
Source: Naharnet
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