MP Butros Harb said Free Patriotic Movement leader Gen. Michel Aoun could barely achieve 30-40 percent of Christian votes in the 2009 parliamentary elections.
"He won”t even receive 40% or 30%, this is my opinion," Hard said in an interview with the daily As-Safir published Tuesday.
"What is certain is that the situation of the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) and that of Gen. Michel Aoun is not the same as it was in the past," Harb said.
"The situation now does not even resemble the past. The elections are coming," he added.
"The Christian mood is greatly changing," Harb went on to say, pointing to the situation in Batroun.
He said Batroun is witnessing a great political gap with the FPM.
Asked about the possibility of forming an electoral coalition with the FPM, Harb replied: "We do not meet with the FPM regarding its understanding of sovereignty, constitution as well as the role of the state and its institutions and the role of the army.
"We also differ regarding their view of how the Lebanese should live together and the necessity of bringing them together, and not to dig past graves.
"The issue is not personal. Our issue is patriotic and political with Gebn. AZoun. His choices differ from ours. Hence, we don”t meet with him (politically)."
Harb talked about political election bribes underway by his opponents in Batroun.
He defended assistance and offerings made by Mustaqbal Movement in the region, placing it under a humanitarian and developmental framework.
Harb asked: "What is Hizbullah doing in Batroun? The party has sent aid to the region via the FPM in the form of bedrooms … In any way, I don”t think anyone should exploit people”s needs for election purposes for this side or that. This is an insult." Harb concluded.