Lebanese Elections Snippets

This is a section about little things happening while the polling is taking place.

- A visibly happy Gebran Tueni, who was voting for the first time ever, was asking General Michel Aoun not to punish Beirut. Why participate in the other districts and ask for a boycott in united Beirut? tueni wondered. Is there a better christian representation for Beirut than myself and Solange? He added

- Sassine square in mainly-Christian Ashrafieh was a scene of action. On one side the Lebanese forces' election machine was distributing the Hariri list and asking for a high turnover. On the other, cacophonous FPM youngsters wearing orange tshirts are distributing orange flyers asking for a boycott. M.P. Michel Pharaon was skeptical: Those orange-wearing kids don't look Beiruti to me.

- The local T.V. coverage is indicative. While hariri-owned Future T.V. was portraying the elections as a victory to the Lebanese people, stressing the high turnover and using words like "celebration" and "ecstasy", refuseniks like LBC and New T.V were skeptical. Their reporters were trying to put words in the mouths of interviewees to the effect of these elections being useless. Gebran Tueni and Solange Jmeiyel did not fall for that trap.