Aoun's trip to Syria seen as bid to corner more votes in Lebanon Analysts say visit could backfire in polls scheduled for next year By Michael Bluhm Daily Star staff Thursday, December 04, 2008
Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun traveled to Syria on Wednesday in a bid to position himself as supreme leader of Lebanon's Christians ahead of next year's pivotal elections, but questions remain whether his sojourn will win him any more votes or followers, a number of analysts told The Daily Star.
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