Aoun Urges Supporters to Comply to Regulations when Celebrating his Election

Media office of presidential hopeful MP Michel Aoun issued a statement on Monday, ahead of a parliament session set to elect a president, and reminded the Lebanese, mainly Aoun's supporters, of the need to comply with the regulations during celebrations that will go in parallel with the election session.

The statement urged the Lebanese especially supporters of Aoun to “comply with the regulations during the celebrations and to stay away from abusive manifestations,” said the statement.

Lebanon's parliament is poised to elect former general Michel Aoun as president on Monday, after a dramatic shifting of alliances ended two years of political stalemate.

Widespread celebrations are expected in Mount Lebanon and several Lebanese areas, with a huge gathering planned in central Beirut by Aoun's Free Patriotic Movement.

In Christian-majority areas around the country, Aoun's supporters have strung up banners hailing him as "the strong president" who can "work miracles".

The Lebanese are accustomed to a deadly practice of celebratory gunfire rounds into the air to show joy, political passion or even grief.

Aoun has therefore asked his supporters to refrain from this practices during Monday's celebrations.

Citizens in several Lebanese areas have reported hearing heavy celebratory gunfire during the weekend which triggering fears of stray bullets harming someone.