Lahoud Pulls Out of Election Race
The head of the “Democratic Renewal Movement” State Minister Nassib Lahoud announced his withdrawal from the 2009 parliamentary election race for the northern Metn region.
In a press conference on Friday, Lahoud said that he would not participate in any electoral list unless he is also a participant in forming it.
"Knowing that managing the electoral process in the Metn is based on the principle of share distribution and electoral size, and the fact that this is done at the expense of political content and national goals…I have decided not to participate in any list and to pull out from the electoral race altogether," Lahoud said.
He went on to pledge to Metn voters that he would continue to fight for their cause in building a modern democratic state and work for a free and multiple civil society that would embody the principles of the cedar revolution.