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June 19, 2005

Good News from Lebanon

Posted by Bill

Syria loses its grip:

Pro-Syrian candidates appeared headed for defeat Sunday in Lebanon's first free elections in three decades _ a win that would break Damascus' longtime domination of Lebanese political life and its parliament.
A pro-Syrian leader acknowledged a major defeat for his candidates and an anti-Syrian opposition official said the ticket's unofficial results indicated a near sweep in the contest for 28 parliamentary seats in northern Lebanon.

Suleiman Franjieh, a Christian former interior minister who is close to the family of Syrian President Bashar Assad, said: "We bow to the will of the people."

Posted by Bill at June 19, 2005 09:33 PM | TrackBack (0)

Comments

That is VERY good news, esp since it happened so (relatively) peacefully.

A lot of people expected civil war, but it looks like there's a new sense of unity on the ground there.

Posted by: TallDave at June 19, 2005 10:13 PM