Sfeir Urges Citizens to vote in Elections in the Best Interest of Lebanon
Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir urged the Lebanese in his Easter message on Friday to vote freely away from "temptations" and put the interest of their nation above all considerations.
The Lebanese should cast their votes on June 7 "without succumbing to temptations. They should put the nation”s interests before their own interests" and think about their children and future generations, he said.
Sfeir also urged the Lebanese to vote with free conscience, stressing that "those who buy you, sell you."
The patriarch called on citizens to be in harmony, saying let your "yes be yes, and your no be no."
On Sunday, President Michel Suleiman will attend mass in Bkirki and will later meet with Sfeir.