Electoral Stock Market of 29.8.2000

  • South Province

The announcement of Amal Movement and Hezbollah's list will be during the anniversary of the Missed Imam Sadr, on Thursday. President Nabih Berri enters on the line of compromising MP Mustapha Saad with MP Bahiya Hariri, where both are of principle figures of the list of "Resistance and Development" headed by President Berri, and supported by both Amal and Hezbollah.

MP Bahiya Hariri calls for a dense participation in the elections, saying that the understanding between President Berri and her Brother, President Hariri, is at its peak, not electorally, but as a political alliance.

Elias Abou Rizk, Chief of General Workers' Confederation, held with Communist Saadallah Mazraani, a press conference in Achrafieh, in the Editors' Syndicate office, calling the Southerners to refuse confiscating their decision, after they themselves refused occupation. Both are working on establishing the list of "Reform and Change", which might include 5 Chiites, one Druze, one Maronite, one Orthodox and one Sunni.

Dr. Imad Amin apologizes for not being nominated, saying, "We are living in a crucial period."

Zahrani Riad Al Asaad calls for strengthening the State of Establishments. This was expressed during a night meeting with his supporters.

MP Mohammad Abdul Hamid Baydoun says, "The political life is ruled by the sectarian mentality".

Hussein Zainab visits Nabatieh and Saida, talking to their leading figures, and calling to be qualified with responsibility.

Attorney Majed Fiyyad tripped in Tyre City and the villages of its Casa, meeting their families and youths.


  • Beirut Province

President Salim Hoss expresses his satisfaction towards the track of the elections, describing the electoral battle as the most savage and dirtiest in Lebanon's history. This list uses Liban Post through a Contract, President Hoss said, as he received a delegate of the "Popular Conference".

President Rafic Hariri praises of the results in the Mountain and North, saying that the elections would change the current of events, and would put the country on the proper way. His Dignity list members had arranged a festival of crowdy audience in Achrafieh, in which he had a speech. He says, "These elections are going to draw the lines of the coming stage". He also accepted a lunch invitation by Hajj Tabech.

Mufti of the Lebanese Republic Mohammad Rachid Kabbani receives the members of the list of "Patriotic Work", where candidate Ahmad Tabbara talked in its name, describing Beirut as a distinguished city.

MP Tammam Salam urged people to give their procurement to those who really deserve such trust, and who represent them, warning of giving such procurement haphazardly, as that might lead to unknown consequences. He pronounced his speech during popular conventions in Aramoun and Beirut, attended by his list "Patriotic Accord" members.

Nasser Kandil had his trips over the southern villages in Lebanon, speaking of his electoral program and the electoral situation.

MP Bechara Merhej visited Achrafieh meeting many of its families and saying that Future Lebanon refuses the statico in the economical status, as the Parliament now is in need of members who control the work of the governments.

MP Michel Pharaon visited Beirut Port and was received by Chief Dr. Bechara Asmar, and Hussein Zeaiter, as he reviewed with them the situation of the workers in the Port.

MP Bahaaeddine Hariri visited Greek Catholic Mutran Youssef Kallas.

Chief of the Union of Social Councils and Bonds Adnan Darwich made a crowdy convention in the morning for the Second District of Beirut Dignity list, attended by Nabil DeFrege, and MP Michel Pharaon, and other members of this list.

Attorney Mohammad Amin Daouk met in his Office many of his district's sons, and the families of Majdalani, Nahra, Yazbeck, and Itani.

David Issa of List of "People's Decision" met Greek Catholic Mutran of Beirut and Mount Lebanon Youssef Kallas, wishing that people will express their decision during the coming elections on Sunday.

Attorney Omar Zein met in Ge'eitawi district people, where he said, "We have to stand as one to face the settlement of the Palestinians in Lebanon."

Massoud Achkar continues his conventions so as to prepare himself for the elections on September 3, meeting popular delegates from Mazraa, Tarik Jdideh, Achrafieh, Saifi and Mazraa.

Zoulfikar Assi affirmed after his dense visits to families of Kobaissi, Farhat, Naccache, Ramadan and Assi, etc. that his title for the next stage is to fix the social justice in addition to that of living and economical one.


  • Bekaa Province

In Ali Nahri village a festival was set supporting the "Popular Mass", headed by MP Elias Skaff, calling to vote for the full list. This list called for a speech festival in the courtyard of Saray New Zahleh, Thursday, at 7:00 p.m.

The list members of the "Popular Will" continue their trips in Bekaa's villages.

Mohammad Dergham denied being withdrawn, as he is still a Sunni Candidate for Baalbeck-Hermel.


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