Aoun Releases Names of Beirut 1 Candidates
MP Gen. Michel Aoun announced on Wednesday his bloc”s parliamentary nominations for Beirut 1 district, which includes Ashrafiyeh, Rmeil and Saifi.
The candidates, who appeared next to Aoun at his press conference, were identified as deputy premier Issam Abu Jamra, Nicolas al-Sehnawi, Massoud al-Ashkar in addition Tashnag”s nominees Freij Saboungian and Krikor Kaloust.
Aoun said the list was reached through "consensus" and urged supporters nad partisans of the Free Patriotic Movement to "put their weight behind the list and exert the necessary effort to ensure its success."
He said his bloc”s complete ticket will be made public "once it has been finalized." He said Tashnag”s alliance with MP Michel Mur in the Metn district was "unilateral."