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  • Beirut: The names of Tashnak's candidates to run in Lebanon

    Al-Tayyar, Lebanon
    March 29 2009


    The names of Tashnak's candidates to run in Lebanon.

    Mekhitarian: Our decision is not to marginalize the other.

    Tashnak announced in a press conference the names of its candidates to
    run in the upcoming legislative elections in the districts of Beirut,
    Metn and Zahleh; and they are:

    - Horice Sabonjian and Freij Sabongian in Beirut's first district for
    the Armenian Orthodox seat
    -Krikore Calsoute in Beirut's first district for the Armenian Catholic seat
    -Artur Nazarian in Beirut's second district, noting that Mekhitarian
    said that out of respect and for the implementation of the Doha
    agreement, the party's has one candidate in this constituency.
    -MP Hagop Pakradounian for the northern Metn seat.
    -MP George Qassarji in Zahle.

    The Tashnak secretary general Hovig Mekhitarian at the press
    conference assured that, and even though the electoral law agreed upon
    in Doha is not ideal, the party decided to take part in the elections
    both by naming candidates and voting after it boycotted the polls in
    Beirut in 2005.

    Mekhitarian stressed on the fact that only one of the candidates
    belong to the Tashnak party in Metn district, while all others are
    not. Mekhitarian draw the attention that they will run the next
    election in order to revitalize the Armenian block, out of his belief
    that Lebanon was and still is a country of coexistence among the
    Lebanese, a country of self-respect and respect to the other's
    opinion, without any marginalization.

    Mekhitarian said that the parliamentary elections represent one face
    of democracy and must take place away from any pressures. Thus, the
    proper representation in the parliament help resolve major problems.

    Mekhitarian stressed on all deputes to gather around the legal
    institutions, particularly on the President of the Republic; saying
    that the revival of the Armenians Bloc is a revival of its own
    decision, and that it will remain the `base stone' of the parliament.
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