Michel Murr to Compete in Elections, Says He was Victim of Alliance with Aoun
MP Michel Murr said he would complete in the forthcoming parliamentary elections as leader of the independent-moderate Christian list.
"The Murr election mechanism has kick-started, and we are going into the battle at the top of an independent list that includes personalities from the Metn province and is not related to the President (Michel Suleiman)," Murr announced following a meeting with U.S. ambassador Michelle Sison.
He confirmed that his son, Defense Minister Elias Murr, would not run for elections set for June 7.
Murr criticized policies carried out by Gen. Michel Aoun and his Free Patriotic Movement.
"We were the victims of our alliance with Aoun."