#michel_aoun

#seenthis_fonctionnalités : Les mots « flous »

En ajoutant une étoile à la fin de l’URL de la page d’un thème, on obtient une sélection beaucoup plus large de billets : non seulement les billets avec ce hashtag précis, mais aussi ceux avec des hashtags plus généraux, dont on a déterminé qu’ils revenaient fréquemment à proximité du hashtag qu’on cherche (par exemple : Liban / Syrie / Hezbollah…).

Par exemple :
▻https://seenthis.net/tag/liban*

Je vois que le squelette n’a pas été totalement maintenu et affiche une erreur, mais apparemment la liste des messages, elle, est correcte.

Pour comprendre ce principe de « flou », on peut aller sur la page du mot-clé lui-même et regarder la colonne de droite :
▻https://seenthis.net/tag/liban
il y a une liste des « thèmes liés » :

#liban / country: liban / country: lebanon / #réfugiés / organization: hizballah / #migrations / city: beyrouth / #asile / #syrie / #international / country: syrie / #réfugiés_syriens / #israël / #proche-orient / city: beirut / country: israël / country: syria / country: israel / person: michel aoun / city: alep / person: saad hariri / #beyrouth / #hezbollah / region: proche-orient / #liban / #france / region: moyen-orient / #jordanie / currency: usd / country: états-unis / country: jordan / #israel / country: iran / city: gaza / #crimes / country: russie / #hassan_nasrallah / #michel_aoun / #syrie / #déchets

On voit que, notamment grâce à la thématisation automatique OpenCalais, c’est plutôt pertinent (oui, pour ceux qui l’ignorent : « #déchets » est tout à fait pertinent ici).

Les habits neufs du #Hezbollah
▻https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/international/130217/les-habits-neufs-du-hezbollah

Le parti chiite, à la fois milice combattante impliquée en #Syrie et organisation confessionnelle implantée au #Liban, est devenu la principale force politique du pays et, au-delà, une véritable puissance régionale. Il se sert aujourd’hui de cette force pour passer des alliances avec ses anciens ennemis et garantir les intérêts iraniens. Mais le Hezbollah s’interroge déjà sur l’après-Syrie…

#International #chiites #chrétiens #Hassan_Nasrallah #Israël #Michel_Aoun #Parti_de_Dieu #Proche-Orient #Saad_Hariri #sunnites

Le #Hezbollah, géant gêné
►https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/international/130217/le-hezbollah-geant-gene

Le parti chiite, à la fois milice combattante impliquée en #Syrie et organisation confessionnelle implantée au #Liban, est devenu la principale force politique du pays et, au-delà, une véritable puissance régionale. Il se sert aujourd’hui de cette force pour passer des alliances avec ses anciens ennemis et garantir les intérêts iraniens. Mais le Hezbollah s’interroge déjà sur l’après-Syrie…

#International #chiites #chrétiens #Hassan_Nasrallah #Israël #Michel_Aoun #Parti_de_Dieu #Proche-Orient #Saad_Hariri #sunnites

#Michel_Aoun, président libanais symbole d’une transition interne
▻https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/international/311016/michel-aoun-president-libanais-symbole-dune-transition-interne

Après deux ans et demi sans chef d’Etat, le parlement a élu Michel Aoun, grâce au soutien affiché par Saad Hariri, chef du parti politique le Courant du futur et de la majorité au Parlement.

#International #chrétiens_maronites #Liban #Proche-Orient #Syrie

Le #Liban s’enfonce dans l’impasse institutionnelle et politique
▻https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/international/060316/le-liban-senfonce-dans-limpasse-institutionnelle-et-politique

Depuis mai 2014 et la fin du mandat du président Michel Sleiman, le Parlement libanais ne s’est toujours pas mis d’accord pour élire un remplaçant, alors qu’il s’est lui-même autoréélu deux fois. Le 2 mars, un troisième tour a une nouvelle fois été repousséle 2 mars, dans un contexte régional où le conflit syrien et la rivalité entre Iraniens et Saoudiens pèsent très fort.

#International #Arabie_Saoudite #crise_politique #Hezbollah #Iran #Michel_Aoun #Proche-Orient #Syrie

#LBC, #Future_TV and #MTV : An Advertising and Political Merger
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/node/23573

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It is said that when late Lebanese Prime Minister #Rafik_Hariri established the Future media outlets, he discovered the real cost of media production, compared to the payments that individual newspaper, radio and TV owners demanded of him. Today, former Lebanese Prime Minister #Saad_Hariri is thinking about sidestepping his political team’s media outlets to save himself from imaginary losses, keep advertisers in check, stop the waste, bridge the deficit, accomplish a qualitative media leap and, most importantly, keep a tighter grip on media outlets.

#Articles #Lebanese_Forces #Lebanese_Media #Lebanon #March_14_movement #Michel_Aoun #Michel_Gabriel_al-Murr #Pierre_Daher #Samir_Geagea #Mideast_&_North_Africa

#Lebanese_Forces leader Geagea resolved to continue dialogue with General Aoun
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/lebanese-forces-leader-geagea-resolved-continue-dialogue-general-

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Leader of the Lebanese Forces #Samir_Geagea at his residence in Maarab. Al-Akhbar/Marwan Tahtah Leader of the Lebanese Forces Samir Geagea at his residence in Maarab. Al-Akhbar/Marwan Tahtah

The visit by Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea to #Saudi_Arabia last week received a lot of political attention locally, given its timing and the level of meetings he held with Saudi officials, particularly since it coincided with visits by international envoys to #Lebanon to discuss the issue of the presidential vacuum. Geagea’s visit to Saudi Arabia and his upcoming meeting with head of the Change and Reform bloc General #Michel_Aoun to discuss the presidency and other issues, were two key themes of Al-Akhbar’s interview with the (...)

#Articles #Future_Movement #Hezbollah #Lebanese_presidential_elections #Lebanon #Saad_Hariri

Aoun’s initiative: To make an opening in procedures, or to breach the system?
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/aoun%E2%80%99s-initiative-make-opening-procedures-or-breach-syste

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MP #Michel_Aoun giving a speech at his residence in Rabieh. (Photo: Haitham Moussawi) MP Michel Aoun giving a speech at his residence in Rabieh. (Photo: Haitham Moussawi)

It is not surprising that MP Michel Aoun, leader of the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM), has once again alluded to the Orthodox Gathering’s electoral proposal with a view to achieve true Muslim-Christian parity in the Lebanese political establishment. However, it was truly surprising that Aoun has called for the president to be elected directly by the people, exceptionally, to vote in a new president – as though the real problem lies there, rather in the powers and role of the president post-Taif Accord.

Nicolas Nassif (...)

#Opinion #Articles #FPM #Henri_Helou #Lebanese_Council_of_Ministers #Lebanese_Forces #Michel_Suleiman #Samir_Geagea #Taif_Accord

Bashar al-Assad: Dialogue is the cornerstone of my third term
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/node/20155

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A handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on June 10, 2014, shows President Bashar al-Assad (R) welcoming former presidential candidate Hassan al-Nouri in #Damascus. (Photo: AFP-SANA) A handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on June 10, 2014, shows President Bashar al-Assad (R) welcoming former presidential candidate Hassan al-Nouri in Damascus. (Photo: AFP-SANA)

At the start of his third term in office, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad seems to be living his daily life as though there is no war in the country. There is nothing in his office that suggests there is a war, save for the sound of artillery fire that could be heard from time to time, from the (...)

#Mideast_&_North_Africa #Articles #Barack_Obama #Bashar_al_Assad #Iran #Michel_Aoun #Russia #syria #united_states

Ratifying the grades and salaries scale is Berri’s and Aoun responsibility
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/node/20102

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Public workers protest in front of the Parliament on April 9, 2014. Left poster: Left poster: “[They] only come together when it has to do with gaining from us.” Right poster: “Are you a representative of the people or are you pretending?” (Photo: Marwan Tahtah) Public workers protest in front of the Parliament on April 9, 2014. Left poster: Left poster: “[They] only come together when it has to do with gaining from us.” Right poster: “Are you a representative of the people or are you pretending?” (Photo: Marwan Tahtah)

The story says that former Prime Minister Fouad Siniora made a short and private visit to Parliament Speaker #Nabih_Berri to explain to him, in detail, his perspective on the grades and salaries scale. (...)

#Opinion #Articles #FPM #Hassan_Nasrallah #Hezbollah #Michel_Aoun #official_school_exams #Saad_Hariri #UCC #wage_hikes #Walid_Jumblatt

Aounist party keeps schtum over Rai’s visit to #Israel
►http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/aounist-party-keeps-schtum-over-rai%E2%80%99s-visit-israel

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Lebanese Maronite Patriarch Beshara Rai blesses Arab Israeli followers of the Maronite community during a procession from the Salesian Sisters Convent to the Maronite church in the northern Israeli city of Nazareth on May 29, 2014.(Photo: AFP-Menahem Kahana) Lebanese Maronite Patriarch Beshara Rai blesses Arab Israeli followers of the Maronite community during a procession from the Salesian Sisters Convent to the Maronite church in the northern Israeli city of Nazareth on May 29, 2014.(Photo: AFP-Menahem Kahana)

It is rare for the #Free_Patriotic_Movement (FPM) not to be the first to react to issues that directly concern them, such as the visit by Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rai to occupied #Palestine and meeting with (...)

#Lebanon #Antoine_Lahd #Articles #Beshara_al_Rai #Hezbollah #Michel_Aoun #SLA

Aoun: Beware of repeating the “presidential sin” of 2008
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/aoun-beware-repeating-presidential-sin%E2%80%9D-2008

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MP #Michel_Aoun (Photo: Marwan Tahtah) MP Michel Aoun (Photo: Marwan Tahtah)

In the absence of any serious external intervention to end the stalemate concerning the presidential elections – with the major powers limiting their efforts thus far to issuing a UN Security Council statement calling for the election of a new president – MP Michel Aoun has now warned against repeating the scenario where an undeserving candidate is installed in Baabda Palace. read more

#Lebanon #Ali_Hassan_Khalil #Articles #Future_Movement #Lebanese_elections #Lebanese_parliament #Lebanese_president #Michel_Suleiman #Tammam_Salam

The conspiracy scenario: Hariri and #Hezbollah against Aoun
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/conspiracy-scenario-hariri-and-hezbollah-against-aoun

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Presidential hopeful, #Michel_Aoun. (Photo: Haitham Moussawi) Presidential hopeful, Michel Aoun. (Photo: Haitham Moussawi)

A Lebanese politician returning from #Paris recounts his tale about what he calls a “presidential conspiracy” in the French capital. According to the politician, [Saad] Hariri, [Fouad] Siniora, and [Samir] Geagea, with [Walid] Jumblatt and Saud al-Faisal close at hand, had agreed on the required scenario to eliminate Michel Aoun’s candidacy for the presidency. However, they arrived at the question of how to avoid a presidential vacuum, particularly since this was a red line for more than one regional player.

Jean Aziz

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#Opinion #Ain_al-Hilweh #Articles #Ashraf_Rifi #Bkirki #Fouad_Siniora #gebran_bassil #Lebanese_presidential_elections #Lebanon #Michel_Suleiman #Nahr_al-Bared #Saad_Hariri #Samir_Geagea #Tarik_al-Jdideh

Salam and the Christians in government work to prevent presidential vacuum
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/salam-and-christians-government-work-prevent-presidential-vacuum

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A picture provided by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) shows Saudi Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud (R) meeting with Lebanese Prime Minister #Tammam_Salam in Jeddah during the latter’s visit to the kingdom on May 20, 2014. (Photo: AFP/HO/SPA) A picture provided by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) shows Saudi Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud (R) meeting with Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Salam in Jeddah during the latter’s visit to the kingdom on May 20, 2014. (Photo: AFP/HO/SPA)

Since the presidential post will soon be vacant, the government of Prime Minister Tammam Salam will take center stage. Salam’s visit to #Saudi_Arabia will be the first step taken by the post-May-25-government. (...)

#Opinion #Articles #Beshara_al-Rai #Free_Patriotic_Movement #King_Abdullah_bin_Abdul_Aziz #Lebanese_presidential_elections #Lebanon #Maronite #Michel_Aoun #Michel_Suleiman

Lebanese presidency: May 25 is not the deadline for regional efforts
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/lebanese-presidency-may-25-not-deadline-regional-efforts

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Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri casts his vote to elect the new Lebanese president in the parliament building in downtown Beirut on April 23, 2014. (Photo: AFP-Joseph Eid/Pool) Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri casts his vote to elect the new Lebanese president in the parliament building in downtown Beirut on April 23, 2014. (Photo: AFP-Joseph Eid/Pool)

Though the Lebanese are anticipating May 25, the constitutional deadline for electing a new president, regional and international powers aren’t concerned with this date. They are only interested in maintaining security and stability in the country.

Hiyam Kossayfi

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#Opinion #Articles #FPM #Future_Movement #Hezbollah #Lebanese_Forces #Lebanese_presidential_elections #Lebanon #Michel_Aoun #Michel_Suleiman #Saad_Hariri #Samir_Geagea

An Aoun-Hariri alliance could steer the country
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/aoun-hariri-alliance-could-steer-country

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Lebanese member of parliament #Michel_Aoun holds a press conference following a parliament session to vote for the new Lebanese president in the parliament building in downtown Beirut on April 23, 2014. (Photo: AFP-Joseph Eid) Lebanese member of parliament Michel Aoun holds a press conference following a parliament session to vote for the new Lebanese president in the parliament building in downtown Beirut on April 23, 2014. (Photo: AFP-Joseph Eid)

The private talks between Aoun and Hariri are now public. Former Prime Minister #Saad_Hariri has opted for endless negotiations as his prefered tactic until time runs out, or his opponents get exhausted. In the meantime, he is making significant political gains, some tactical, (...)

#Opinion #Articles #Future_Movement #Lebanese_presidential_elections #Lebanon #MARCH_14 #March_8 #Michel_Suleiman

#Lebanon: Presidential void inevitable
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/lebanon-presidential-void-inevitable

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Lebanese members of parliament count the votes after casting their ballots to elect the new Lebanese president in the parliament building in downtown Beirut on April 23, 2014. (Photo: AFP-Joseph Eid/POOL) Lebanese members of parliament count the votes after casting their ballots to elect the new Lebanese president in the parliament building in downtown Beirut on April 23, 2014. (Photo: AFP-Joseph Eid/POOL)

Judging from what happened on April 23 and April 30, the upcoming sessions of parliament to elect a new president are only a facade until political factions can decide on a consensus candidate. The number of MPs attending – those who want to reach quorum and those who want to evade it – will dwindle week after week. The (...)

#Opinion #Articles #Free_Patriotic_Movement #Future_Movement #Hezbollah #Lebanese_Forces #Lebanese_presidential_elections #Michel_Aoun #Michel_Suleiman #Saad_Hariri #Samir_Geagea #Tammam_Salam #Walid_Jumblatt

Hariri decides: No to Aoun in Baabda
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/hariri-decides-no-aoun-baabda

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Lebanese member of parliament #Michel_Aoun holds a press conference following a parliament session to vote for the new Lebanese president in the parliament building in downtown Beirut on April 23, 2014. (Photo: AFP-Joseph Eid) Lebanese member of parliament Michel Aoun holds a press conference following a parliament session to vote for the new Lebanese president in the parliament building in downtown Beirut on April 23, 2014. (Photo: AFP-Joseph Eid)

The #Future_Movement's parliamentary bloc announced their support for Lebanese Forces chief #Samir_Geagea’s presidential bid on Tuesday, while former Prime Minister #Saad_Hariri met with #Free_Patriotic_Movement (FPM) ministers Gebran Bassil and Elias Abou Saab in Paris. The bloc’s (...)

#Lebanon #Articles #Hezbollah #Nabih_Berri

#Lebanon: No rush to elect a new president
►http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/lebanon-no-rush-elect-new-president

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Birds fly outside the parliament building in downtown Beirut as members of parliament gather to elect the new Lebanese president on April 23, 2014. (Photo: AFP-Joseph Eid) Birds fly outside the parliament building in downtown Beirut as members of parliament gather to elect the new Lebanese president on April 23, 2014. (Photo: AFP-Joseph Eid)

Just two weeks ago, the Solidarity Party could have organized an election rally at Forum De Beyrouth and invited representatives of the March 8 alliance. The party’s leader, #Emile_Rahme, would have taken the stage and read a presidential program prepared for him by a leading consulting company.

Ghassan Saoud

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#Opinion #Articles #Free_Patriotic_Movement #Lebanese_Forces #Lebanese_presidential_elections #Michel_Aoun #Saad_Hariri #Samir_Geagea #Walid_Jumblatt

#Michel_Aoun: The last strong presidential candidate
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/michel-aoun-last-strong-presidential-candidate

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Lebanese President #Michel_Suleiman (L) attends the 25th Arab League summit at Bayan palace in Kuwait City on March 25, 2014. His term expires at the end of May, with Michel Aoun looking to succeed him. (Photo: AFP-Yasser al-Zayyat) Lebanese President Michel Suleiman (L) attends the 25th Arab League summit at Bayan palace in Kuwait City on March 25, 2014. His term expires at the end of May, with Michel Aoun looking to succeed him. (Photo: AFP-Yasser al-Zayyat)

We will not have another presidential election like this one. Since 1990, people have hoped that a strong president would return to the Baabda presidential palace to create a balance between Christian, Sunni, and Shia influence in the government. (...)

#Lebanon #Articles #France #gebran_bassil #Hariri #Iran #Jean_Obeid #Lebanese_presidential_elections #Nabih_Berri #Saudi_Arabia #US #Walid_Jumblatt #Ziad_Baroud

Has the race for Baabda begun ?
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/has-race-baabda-started

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Who will succeed President #Michel_Suleiman? (Photo: Marwan Tahtah) Who will succeed President Michel Suleiman? (Photo: Marwan Tahtah)

As Al-Akhbar predicted, Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri has chosen Wednesday, April 23 as the date for the first session for parliament to elect a new president for #Lebanon. Some have seen the move as a knee-jerk reaction to parliament’s about-face regarding the wage hike for public sector employees on Tuesday. However, sources close to Berri confirm that it is indeed the first round in the presidential face-off.

Jean Aziz

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#Opinion #Amine_Gemayel #Articles #Bandar_bin_Sultan #Boutros_Harb #Fouad_Siniora #Future_Movement #Lebanese_presidential_elections #Michel_Aoun #Robert_Ghanem #Samir_Geagea

Will the #Future_Movement abandon its favored candidates once again?
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/will-future-movement-abandon-its-favored-candidates-once-again

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A handout picture distributed by the Lebanese Forces on April 4, 2014 shows Lebanese Christian leader #Samir_Geagea (C) and his wife and Parliament Member Setrida Geagea (C-L) attending a press conference in Maarab, northeast of Beirut. (Photo: AFP-Lebanese Forces/Ayoub) A handout picture distributed by the Lebanese Forces on April 4, 2014 shows Lebanese Christian leader Samir Geagea (C) and his wife and Parliament Member Setrida Geagea (C-L) attending a press conference in Maarab, northeast of Beirut. (Photo: AFP-Lebanese Forces/Aldo Ayoub)

Almost all Lebanese political factions agree that none of the current presidential candidates will win in the first round of voting, which requires a two-thirds majority of MPs, (...)

#Lebanon #Articles #Boutros_Harb #Hezbollah #Lebanese_presidential_elections #Michel_Aoun #Michel_Suleiman #Nabih_Berri #Robert_Ghanem #Sayed_Hassan_Nassrallah

Thaw in Iranian-Saudi relations pacifies #Lebanon, but what about #syria?
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/node/19350

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Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz (L) attending a conference with his entourage. (Photo: AFP) Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz (L) attending a conference with his entourage. (Photo: AFP)

The preliminary success of the security plan in north Lebanon, following the appointment of the new government, poses several questions about whether it was the result of a local agreement or a reflection of regional breakthroughs. According to information obtained by Al-Akhbar, the tension between #Iran and the Saudi Kingdom are expected to thaw in the event that preliminary contacts lead to an agreement on some common points. If this succeeds, the security situation would be likely to calm down in Lebanon and a consensus on the next (...)

#Opinion #Aleppo #Articles #Hassan_Nasrallah #Hezbollah #Lebanese_Forces #MARCH_14 #March_8 #Michel_Aoun #Michel_Suleiman #Nabih_Berri #Samir_Geagea #Saudi_Arabia #US

Aoun aims to replace Kahwaji, fears he could be next president
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/aoun-aims-replace-kahwaji-fears-he-could-be-next-president

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MP #Michel_Aoun. (Photo: Marwan Tahtah) MP Michel Aoun. (Photo: Marwan Tahtah)

For three years, the army has remained #Lebanon’s only functioning institution. To some extent, it managed to withstand all the political campaigns and armed attacks that targeted it, including the recent spate of suicide bombings. And unlike 1975’s events, the regional and interior strife stemming from the crisis in Syria hasn’t segmented the Lebanese military institution.

Hiyam Kossayfi

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#Articles #Chamel_Roukoz #Hezbollah #Jean_Kahwaji #lebanese_army #Lebanese_presidential_elections #Lebaon #Michel_Sleiman #Nabih_Berri #Samir_Geagea #Tammam_Salam

Aoun-Geagea: Back to classic presidential face-offs
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/aoun-geagea-back-classic-presidential-face-offs

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MP #Michel_Aoun (L) and head of the #Lebanese_Forces, #Samir_Geagea (R), during the formulation of the Doha Agreement in 2008. (Photo: Bilal Jawiche) MP Michel Aoun (L) and head of the Lebanese Forces, Samir Geagea (R), during the formulation of the Doha Agreement in 2008. (Photo: Bilal Jawiche)

As soon as parliament gives its vote of confidence to the new government led by Tammam Salam, #Lebanon’s political factions are set to begin preparations for the upcoming presidential election. Yet it is not the constitutional deadline beginning on Tuesday that will be the starting gun for the expected showdown, but rather the fact the 2014 election has been preempted with new rules: two tough candidates who represent the upper (...)

#Opinion #Articles #Elias_Hrawi #Emile_Lahoud #Free_Patriotic_Movement