Hussein al-Husseini Withdraws from Electoral Race
Former parliament speaker Hussein al-Husseini on Sunday announced his withdrawal from the electoral race in the Baalbek-Hermel district.
Slamming the new electoral law as “deformed proportional representation,” Husseini said in a statement lamented that “money, arms, mouthpieces, sectarian incitement, foreign meddling and the abuse of power will be used” in the electoral process.
“This is not a parliamentary vote but rather a call for legitimizing the representation of the de facto rulers,” the ex-Speaker warned.
“The confrontation should now be through implementing the constitution and liberating the Lebanese from political and sectarian hegemonies... and consequently establishing a civil political system based on freedom, equality and independence,” Husseini went on to say.
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