Aoun Calls For Lowering Voting Age to 18 And Criticizes Candidacy of Tueni and Gemayel
MP Michel Murr said that the head of “Change and Reform” parliamentary bloc Michel Aoun stance showed much controversy in asking to lowering the voting age to 18 and in criticizing the candidacy of Nayla Tueni and nadim Gemayel.
Following his meeting with Greek Orthodox Bishop Elias Aoude on Tuesday Murr said: "candidate Nayla Tueni is a daughter of Ashrafieh. She is not a stranger like others are. Moreover, she is the daughter of Gebran Tueni."
He was referring to the late MP Gebran Tueni who was assassinated in 2005.
"Ashrafieh voters won”t just vote for Nayla because of her father, but because they also believe in her principles," Murr said.
Murr was asked to comment on the recent withdrawal of State Minister Nassib Lahoud from the parliamentary race saying: "Nassib Lahoud is a respectable man, I hoped he would be on the list with us. However, he decided not to run for personal reasons and we [would] welcome him any time."
Murr said that he is to announce his electoral list for the Metn region prior to Sunday.