I Am in Charge of Directing the Opposition at This Stage
MP Michel Aoun on Tuesday said he was in charge of directing the minority at this stage and voiced confidence in his victory in Metn without striking an alliance with MP Michel Murr."
"I am responsible for directing the opposition at this stage up until it reaches proper participation" in government, Aoun said following the weekly meeting of the Change and Reform bloc.
Candidates for the Free Patriotic Movement "are named in Rabieh only," Aoun said adding his party "adheres to certain standards when it comes to nominating contenders in various tickets."
Aoun said the "2009 elections in Metn will surprise everyone with his victory although he did not form an alliance with Murr."
He said the FPM does "not sell parliamentary seats to anyone" insisting that he enters electoral battles with the intention of wining.
On the FPM platform, Aoun said it will be made public on May 7, the anniversary of his return to Lebanon from France. He said the platform includes projects for the judicial, education and economic sectors.
He said he represents democracy telling those who "can never lose will never be able to govern properly because their rule would be oppressive."
On Monday”s attack on the army, Aoun said the incident was not politically-motivated and was carried out by a family seeking revenge.
Aoun said an agreement between the FPM and other parties in the minority "prevented the outbreak of another war during the incidents of Mar Mikhail."
He urged the Lebanese to make a choice between "living in a sectarian cocoon and between open-mindedness and coexistence."
On Hizbullah”s standoff with Egypt, Aoun said he does not "interfere in Hizbullah”s private affairs and they do not interfere in ours. This is why we will wait for the facts."