Miqati Meets Mufti, Says They Won't Call for Elections Boycott
Prime Minister Najib Miqati held talks Friday at the Grand Serail with Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Latif Daryan.
“Everyone is free as to participation and nomination for the elections, but we will certainly not call for a boycott,” Miqati told reporters after the meeting.
“Whoever likes to nominate themselves can do so and the elections will be held normally. As a premier I have called for holding the elections and I’m continuing with this call,” the PM added.
The remarks come after al-Mustaqbal Movement leader ex-PM Saad Hariri announced that neither him nor his movement would take part in the upcoming parliamentary elections.
Source: Naharnet
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