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BACKGROUND & FACTS Frequently Asked Questions about Lebanon’s Upcoming Presidential Elections The Lebanese Constitution

OFficial US positions Excerpts from Press Conference by President Bush | 12-20-07 Department of State Press Statement | 12-07-07 Feltman insists absolute-majority vote will not lead to civil war | 11-29-07 President Bush on Lebanese elections at the Annapolis conference | 11-27-07 Rice tells Syria to stop meddling in Lebanon | 11-21-07 Secretary Rice Briefing En Route to Ankara | 11-01-07

International positions Statement by the President of the UN Security Council | 12-12-07 Statement by the President of the UN Security Council | 12-11-07 UN Secretary-General 'Extremely Concerned' Over Continuing Delay | 12-5-07 UN Secretary-General on lebanon’s presidential election | 11-23-07 "Lebanon on the World Map, Syria Under Watch" in Istanbul | 11-04-07 Secretary Condoleezza Rice Joint Statement with Republic of France Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner | 09-21-07 UNSC Presidential Statement | 09-20-07

LIC & ALC Position Papers LIC Position Statement on the French Initiative | 11-12-07 The Three-Stage Syrian Coup in Lebanon | 09-25-07

Candidates for the Presidency  General Michel Sleiman - Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces