Prime Minister, Saad Hariri, on Monday announced the suspension of his political life, calling on the “Future Movement” to follow suit and not to run for parliamentary elections.<\/P>
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“There is no room for any positive opportunities in Lebanon in light of the Iranian influence, international confusion, national division, sectarianism, and the state’s collapse,\u201d Hariri said.<\/P>
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\u201cAfter the assassination of martyr Rafik Hariri, the choice fell on me to continue his political project, but not for the Hariri family to remain in politics,” he added. “Rafik Hariri’s project prevented civil war and secured a better life for the Lebanese; I\u2019ve succeeded in the first, but wasn\u2019t destined to succeed in the second,\u201d Hariri added in regret.<\/P>
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\u201cI was forced to make settlements from Doha, to visit Damascus, to elect Michel Aoun; all of these settlements came at my expense,\u201d Hariri said.<\/P>
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\u201cBut every step I\u2019ve taken emanated from my concern for the Lebanese people\u2019s best interest, which cost me my personal wealth and my foreign friendships. Some of the Lebanese have come to consider me one of the authority\u2019s main pillars that have sparked the country\u2019s disaster. Yet, I was the only to reciprocate to the October 17 revolution, as I submitted my government\u2019s resignation and insisted on forming a government of specialists,\u201d Hariri added.<\/P>
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The former Prime Minister then stressed that he would remain in the service of the Lebanese people.<\/P>
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\u201cWe will cleave to our position as citizens who adhere to Rafic Hariri’s project to prevent civil war, and we will endeavor to provide a better life for all the Lebanese.\u201d<\/P>
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Source: National News Agency – Lebanon<\/P>
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