The results of elections for Lebanon subsidiary .. Racism and sectarianism

by : Gandy a sharar

The election results raised the Sub Region Matan Mount Lebanon won by Camille Khoury candidate Free National Movement led by Michel Aoun, over his rival, leader of the Phalange Party, former Lebanese President Amin Gemayel controversy on the political and electoral victory.

Nevertheless, the striking in these elections is the escalation of sectarian discourse and racial including unprecedented in previous elections since the Taif Agreement at least.

He Nahar newspaper journalist Samir Mansour said the decision Own "prevent the marginalization of Christians" as the title of the electoral battle I sectarian dimension of the elections, either in the electoral discourse itself had slipped everyone to sectarianism.

He added, "The worst was in these elections that the two sides (the Free National Movement and the Phalange Party) lick on each other party alliance with the Muslim other

Veon blame Amin Gemayel alliance with the Al-Mustaqbal, Amin Gemayel blame Aoun alliance with Hezbollah, "This was a reason to defect." The Mansour in this speech's election opponents "reason to re-examine the root of these alliances and sincerity" because the two sides recognized each other when this policy pleases Bvm opponent on the same basis, and the fact that the controversy is political. Mansour notes that the incitement of sectarian parties reached allies of the Muslims "kept silent during the electoral process for fear of causing any statement of losing one ally Christian some votes" did not act statements only after the end of the electoral process and the closed funds. It is noteworthy that the final results in Al-Khoury resulted in a difference of 418 votes, was Amin Gemayel, the Maronite majority

With the free movement candidate received a majority of votes from the 8400 Armenian total 10 thousand votes

With singled naturalized who gave Lebanese citizenship during the Syrian presence in Lebanon and those who come for election in Matan all elections, Mansour said that dealing with those not of racial prejudice regardless of the validity of naturalization or not.

He added that the two sides deal with them as if they were "different from other organisms," and that these do not fault them understand not mistaken because they are Lebanese, and if the naturalization error, "the decision of naturalization is in the wrong.

It is noteworthy that the two sides had exchanged accusations contestants on bringing naturalized from Syria to participate election, each showed none of innocence.

On the other hand led to a beautiful speech after the elections and described some of the forces that voted against him as "emergency" in the context of talking about rigging happened in the area of Borj Hammoud densely Armenian, to provoke a storm of objections by the Armenians who were nice speech directed against them.

He ruled out a journalist from the future to add Qasim short racism-particularly between Armenians and Maronites-to the political lexicon in Lebanon, and felt that the speech was nice passing and emotional because losing the election and that if the Armenians voted in favor of what he would have said so.

Short believes that any provocations between battalions and Armenians will be in the interest of the battalions, and they will lead a coalition to promote Armenians with their adversaries. He explained that the Phalangists aware of this equation that began in an attempt to remedy the situation with the Armenians, and Samir Geagea, leader of the Lebanese Forces battalions ally also realized that tried in a statement today loading Shiites cause loss beautiful in the elections. It is noteworthy that the Shiites and limited presence in the body