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del.icio.us Digg It!  new Last update - 22:38 23/12/2007 Lebanon's opposition threatens to boycott presidential vote By The Associated Press Tags: Lebanon, Syria, Hezbollah  Lebanon's Syria-backed opposition threatened Sunday to boycott next week's parliament session to elect a new president unless the ruling coalition agrees to the shape of a future government ahead of the vote. The threat is likely to scuttle the presidential vote for the 11th time because the Western-backed majority has rejected the opposition's conditions, saying the shape of the next government could be discussed only after the presidential vote. The opposition will participate in the presidential vote now scheduled for December 29, only in the framework of a clear and integrated political agreement as part of a full package with clear guarantees, said Hussein al-Haj Hassan a legislator from the Shiite militant group Hezbollah, which leads the opposition. Advertisement Absent this agreement, the opposition will not go to the voting session next Saturday and will not facilitate the election process, said Hassan in the statement. The post has been empty since pro-Syrian President Emile Lahoud's term ended November 23, plunging the country into the worst political crisis since the end of the 1975-90 Civil War. Bookmark to del.icio.us Christmas blues Gazan Christians keep low profile during Christmas after activist slain. Absent voice An Israeli think tank says Israeli Arabs should take part in negotiations with PA.   1.   they cannot boycott; they will be dead 20:42  |  frenz 24/12/07   2.   I agree with Frenz 22:35  |  Bobby 24/12/07

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