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Interior Ministry Preparing for Municipal Elections in May 2010
Interior Minister Ziad Baroud on Friday stressed that "the ministry is working as if the municipal election will occur in its specified date in May 2010," adding that "postponing requires decisions by the parliament or the government."
After meeting with Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir in Bkirki, Baroud urged to implement administrational decentralization.
On the other hand, Baroud said he was acting in accordance with the law regarding the crisis with ISF chief Ashraf Rifi. He expressed his keenness on implementing the manuscript that defines the relation between the interior minister and ISF.
"My cooperation is absolute with the Internal Security Forces Command because we are one team, and we should work according to this spirit," added Baroud.