Lebanese former Prime Minister Fouad Siniora said he would abstain from running for the upcoming parliamentary elections, but called on citizens to massively vote in the polls.
Speaking during a press conference in Beirut on Tuesday, Siniora said: “Amid this crushing crisis, which is considered the most dangerous in the history of Lebanon, and given the failure of many reform attempts for which we have fought over many years… And out of our conviction in the necessity of liberating the country from subjugation and tutelage, the hegemony of illegal weapons, and political corruption… we believe that Lebanon needs all good efforts to restore the role and exclusive authority of the Lebanese state over its entire territory… and to fully commit to implementing reforms.”
