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I Am Neutral
Interior Minister Ziad Baroud said Monday he was not politically biased and dismissed as false statements that claim otherwise.
"I do not belong to any party. I am neutral and (statements) that say otherwise are false," he said during a meeting with Press Federation head Melhem Karam.
"I am at an equal distant from everybody. I do not have relatives (among parliamentary candidates). Personally, I will not be running in the polls," Baroud said.
He stressed on "delicate nature" of the current phase as the country gears up for the June 7 polls.
"At least 200,000 IDs have been handed out to citizens recently," he said, adding that some "30,000 security monitors will be deployed before, during and after the elections to ensure the calm we need."