Murr Meets Geagea: I Agree With March 14 Forces Stance on State Legitimacy
Parliament member Michel Murr said he is running as an independent candidate in the 2009 elections. However, he added that he agrees with March 14 Forces stance concerning the Lebanese state and legitimacy.
Following his first meeting with Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea at his residence in Maarab on Friday, Murr told reporters: "The independent [electoral] list in the Metn [region] and that of March 14 Forces includes the Lebanese Phalange and Lebanese Forces in addition to independent candidates." Murr said, that he had discussed with Geagea details that would ensure the full list”s victory.
Murr expressed his hope that Metn voters should "reflect about their current legislative representatives, their record in terms of strikes, political infighting, slandering the Christian Maronite patriarchy and in dividing the Christian line."
He called on Metn residents to hold their MPs accountable, himself included, adding that he personally pulled out of his coalition with MP Michel Aoun because of such practices.