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Hariri: ‘Freedom’ And ‘Aquality’ Are Red Lines, Al-Mustaqbal The Future
5 June 2009
Almustaqbal leader Saad Hariri capped off a two-month election campaign by a ceremony held on Friday where he vowed to reach out to each and every Lebanese regardless of the diversity in opinion and political orientations. He confirmed that he believes in the freedom of choice in every aspect except in coexistence and equal repartition between Muslim and Christians despite the demographic allocation, volumes and numbers. Almustaqbal Movement’s decision is that the best interest of Lebanon is the “end” of all our actions, Hariri said, adding “Thus, no one can drag us to any action which might endanger the national peace or to a rhetoric that demeans the moral and national principles that we believe in”. “Almustaqbal Movement is foremost a movement of the state and the law, which announces now the end of the electoral campaign. I thank every citizen who participated with us in this election campaign,” Hariri said in what is the last speech he and other contestants are entitled to pronounce before midnight, according to the elections law. According to the stated law, 30 hours before polling day until the closing of ballot boxes, all private and public audio-visual media shall be prohibited from broadcasting any live electoral advertisement, promotion or call, except for voices/scenes that cannot be avoided while covering the electoral operation. Hariri stressed that the decision of every Lebanese on June 7 will determine the fate of the homeland, affirming that "what unites us all is our love for Lebanon." “The parliamentary elections are an occasion for us to remember that our love for Lebanon is not just a feeling but a decision,” he told his supporters. The current majority leader underlined Almustaqbal movement’s role in preserving the freedoms of others before that of its own “the freedom of faith, expression, opinion, practice, and the freedom of initiative, education, appearance, outfit, and all the freedoms which together make this country magically unique.” Hariri called on the Lebanese to be immune from interferences, segregation, classifications and threats. “We will stand in the face of those who want to stop us from believing we can live one day without crisis, in a state ruled by a wise president. Some people want you to choose with violence and those are with no doubt the losers, because they have not figured out the truth of Lebanon. Some people want you to choose according to appearances and we tell you, your decision should be deeply thought-out. Some people want you to vote with fear, and I tell you not to vote with fear, because it closes our hearts and minds,” Almustaqbal leader said fervently. The young politician addressed the 6,000-strong audience at BIEL vowing to continue the path of reconstruction and reform his late father Rafic Hariri instigated during his reign before he was killed by a massive car bomb on Valentine’s Day in 2005. Hariri was first elected deputy four months after the death of his father. Since then he has led the bulk of 71 deputies facing 57 from the opposition. Of those four were assassinated during the course of what was known as the Cedar Revolution that pledged the ouster of Syrian troops from Lebanon. By elections were held to elect MPs to fill the vacancies left by Walid Eido, Gebran Tueni and Pierre Gemayel, while the seat of Antoine Ghanem was left vacant. Hariri is eyeing for a victory over the opposition camp for the second time this year, amid rumors of a tight race between his political partners against the March 8 coalition, a group of pro-Syrian and Iranian cronies. Hariri, a pioneer of March 14, the date thousands of Lebanese marched to protest Syrian presence, said the ‘March 14 alliance’ is determined to resume the reconstruction process despite attempts to impede it. “Our decision is clear and final, and we will continue working hard and building, even though we know that our work might be destroyed by others. Our decision today is to offer Lebanon our best, while the others might spend their whole life insulting what we offered to Lebanon. Our decision is to hold on to all the freedoms of the others before ourselves,” he added. Hariri called on the Lebanese to show a massive turnout on June 7, “We have 36 hours to choose faith in Lebanon, to prove to the world that hope is not only in winning or losing. 36 hours for us not to allow anyone to overthrow our free and independent republic and our free economic system, for us to commit to the full equal sharing of power.” He reassured the Lebanese that nothing will jeopardize their position in the country, saying “36 hours for the Muslim Lebanese not to lose credibility if the rights of the Christian citizens are reduced, and vice versa.” “36 hours to remind people that Lebanon is a vital necessity for the Arabs, and to prove once again to the world and to history that we are a conscious and mature people who will not give up their rights,” he declared. Hariri’s speech was repeatedly interrupted by shouts and cheers from the supporting crowd. Hariri, who made his entrance by waving and briefly mingling with the crowd of supporters, concluded his 30-minute speech by saying: “The Lebanese are worthy of the freedom and are determined to keep it for eternity.”
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