Metn voters turn out in droves for elections
Polling proceeds calmly as turnout reaches 65 percent
By Nicholas Kimbrell and Richard Hall
Daily Star staff
Monday, June 08, 2009
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Metn voters were in high spirits Sunday, turning out in droves to cast their ballots for the district's eight parliamentary seats. Despite heightened tensions between Christian parties in the March 14 and March 8 coalitions ahead of the vote, polling stations from Antelias to Bteghrine were hot and crowded but calm.
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