Berri hails supporters over expat vote, salutes opposition

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri on Monday lauded Lebanese expats for “performing their national and constitutional duty” in the expat polls that were held on May 6 and 8.

“I thank everyone who took the trouble to travel and cross thousands of miles to reaffirm the honesty and genuineness of their belonging to Lebanon, the country whose borders are the entire universe,” Berri added.

“We bow in respect for every Lebanese who voted for the lists of (the Amal Movement and Hizbullah) in all continents and nations, especially those who cast their votes liberated from pressures, oppression, intimidation and disinformation,” the Speaker said.

“The salutation also goes to the opposition voices,” Berri went on to say, stressing that electoral rivals “should complete each other to represent an added value to the country.”

He also urged them to “meet over the values of democracy and the culture of accepting the other, for the sake of Lebanon and its people wherever they may be.”