Aoun Is a Main Symbol of Alliance With Syrian Regime
Parliament member Michel Murr said that Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun is today a main symbol of alliance with the Syrian regime.
In an television interview with Kalam el-Nas program on the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation on Friday, Murr said that he is neither far from March 14 Forces, nor is he far removed from the opposing March 8 Forces.
He added that if elected all the MPs that would elected with me would nominate Nabih Berri as parliament speaker and Saad Hariri as prime minister because both men have patriotic positions.
Murr said that his nomination at the Matn region aims to form a parliamentary bloc that would stand between both March 8 and 14 Forces at the legislature and seek to keep them from hindering government. He added that President Michel Suleiman has nothing to do with the centrist bloc, but added that if this bloc were to back the president, the president wouldn”t object.
"Matn residents wish to remain independent," Murr said.
He added: "If the Matn residents asked the FPM what have you done for us over the past 4 years? We would not be able to answer them, that”s why I left the FPM one year prior to the legislative elections."
Murr denied reports that his son Defense Minister Elias had carried a message to him from Syrian officials during his recent visit to Damascus, "but he carried greetings from some (Syrian) officials to me."
He said that he won”t visit Damascus now because Syrian officials are not interfering with the Lebanese legislative elections. He added that the special tribunal would demonstrate whether Syria had anything to do with the assassination attempt on his son in 2005.