Phalange Party leader Amin Gemayel said Friday that Hizbullah would military rule Lebanon in case it wins the upcoming parliamentary elections.
If the Shiite party becomes the majority in parliament, it would "military control (the country) at the expense of democracy," Gemayel said after meeting Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht.
Gemayel discussed with De Gucht the situation in Lebanon, particularly in the south where a Belgian contingent is part of U.N. peacekeepers securing a ceasefire between Israel and Hizbullah.
Upon his return from Belgium, Gemayel met with French Ambassador Andre Parant, who said: "I came to visit the head of the Phalange party. We discussed the current situation and the visits that (former) President Gemayel made to some European countries."
Asked about the upcoming parliamentary elections, Parant said: "France”s stance is clear. It backs the holding of the elections on June 7 with calm, transparency and democracy."
He said France informed Lebanese authorities that it was ready to contribute to the process of monitoring the elections.
"The ball is in the Lebanese authorities” court if they want to have such a system," Parant said.