FPM Acknowledges Election Defeat
Hizbullah”s main Christian ally, the Free Patriotic Movement, acknowledged it had been defeated in Lebanon”s parliamentary election.
"The vote shows a victory for the March 14 coalition and also shows a defeat for the Lebanese who had hoped for change in this country," said Michel de Chadarevian, a member of Gen. Michel Aoun”s FPM political bureau.
He said the FPM was disappointed with the election result but would respect the outcome.
"We had believed in the Lebanese people but unfortunately they chose a different path," Chadarevian said, adding that his party would now work with March 14 to form a government of national unity.
"Lebanon can only be governed by a national unity government," he said. "Even if we had won we would have formed a national unity government."