US and France warn Syria: don’t meddle in Lebanon elections

The U.S., France and the League of Arab Nations warned Syria on Saturday not to meddle in the upcoming Lebanese presidential elections.

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Presidential elections in Lebanon have been twice deferred because of a lack of consensus over who should replace the pro-Syrian President Emile Lahoud, whose term expires on November 24.  Fears are running high in Beirut that the standoff between the pro- and anti-Syrian camps could lead to two rival governments, a grim reminder of the end of Lebanon’s 1975-1990 civil war when two administrations battled it out.

The opposition has refused to recognize the legitimacy of the Western-backed government of Prime Minister Fuad Siniora since six pro-Syrian ministers quit in November last year.