From Nejmeh Square, Prime Minister Fouad Siniora officially announced on Tuesday his candidacy for one of the Sunni seats in the Saida district for the upcoming parliamentary elections.

He said he would provide services to the people and implement reforms, adding that he “will try to pave the way for state institutions to work in Lebanon’s interests.”

“I rely on God and the Lebanese people who participated in the March 14 uprising,” he said.

Nasserite Popular Movement MP Osama Saad, who also announced his candidacy for the same seat, said on Monday that the electoral battle in the Saida district had “political and patriotic dimensions,” assuring that he would win the forthcoming parliamentary elections.

Saad’s statements came after Prime Minister Fouad Siniora announced his candidacy in Saida.

Saad told reporters at Nejmeh Square that his movement’s victory would be “a victory for all patriotic Lebanese,” adding that “we welcome all battles.”

-NOW Staff