Aoun to Lebanese: Your Voice Is Your Rifle, Don΄t Sell It!

Source: Al-Manar TV, 23-02-2009

The head of the Change and Reform parliamentary bloc MP Michel Aoun renewed on Monday his call to hold elections on two days instead of a single one and called on Lebanese citizens not to sell their votes.
"Holding election on a single-day is not healthy," Aoun told reporters at his residence in Rabiyeh following his parliamentary bloc's weekly meeting.

The General recalled that the head of the Democratic Gathering MP Walid Jumblatt in 2005 had said that if the Aoun won the elections in the Baabda-Aley electoral district, a civil war would erupt. "Do such comments indicate that the elections can be held peacefully in one day?" he asked.
Addressing Lebanese citizens, Aoun said: "I tell you that your voice in the elections is your rifle."
"Do not sell your rifle for $1,000 or let anyone strip you of your choice," he pleaded.

Aoun said that MP Michel Murr walked out of his bloc "ever since the election campaign started."
On the political ongoing disputes over the general budget, Aoun said he favors the elimination of councils and funds, but vowed to support the national opposition forces' demand.