Author: Hakobian Adrine

MOST EU COUNTRIES WILL VOTE AGAINST TURKEY ACCESSION

Pan Armenian News
17.06.2005 05:46

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Leader of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Angela Merkel has stated that holding 10-year-long talks with Turkey
over accession to EU, knowing in advance that the countries will
vote against Turkey’s entry in the referendum, is irresponsible,
the Yerkir newspaper reported. It should be noted that according to
survey results Merkel has most chances for becoming German Chancellor
at the coming election.

Krikor Zohrab : la Sublime Porte va se refermer
Sébastien FUMAROLI

Le Figaro, France
16 juin 2005

« L’homme malade de l’Europe » : l’expression, aujourd’hui à la mode
dans la presse financière britannique, pour qualifier tour à tour
l’Italie de Berlusconi et la France de Chirac, a été inventée au XIX
e siècle, par Alexandre Gorchakov, diplomate du star Nicolas I er
pour justifier l’autorité de la Sainte Russie sur les dépouilles de
l’Empire ottoman. On doit ainsi à cette formule, qui perdure
remarquablement, un regard sombre porté sur les dernières décennies
de l’Empire ottoman, qui ne survivra pas à la Première Guerre
mondiale. Or, la longue agonie de la Sublime Porte a aussi contribué
à éclipser les derniers feux d’une culture levantine, qui atteignit
son apogée avant 1914.

L’Arménien Krikor Zohrab (1861-1915) est une des grandes figures de
cette Belle Epoque levantine au destin tragique. La publication cette
année d’un recueil de ses nouvelles, sous le titre La vie comme elle,
est un voyage émouvant dans les derniers jours heureux de la société
ottomane. Député au Parlement ottoman, reconnu comme le « plus grand
avocat et publiciste d’Istanbul », Krikor Zohrab fut l’une des
premières victimes politiques du génocide arménien perpétré par le
gouvernement Jeunes-Turcs en 1915. De politique, il n’est pas
question dans La vie comme elle est, publié de son vivant en 1911,
après deux autres recueils, La Voix de la conscience (1909) et Peines
silencieuses (1911). Loin des appétits nationalistes, et des combats
idéologiques, on y découvre un Orient paisible et cosmopolite,
épicurien et doux, habillé en costume européen, où le voile musulman
est étrangement absent. L’esprit levantin est cette création
singulière d’un Orient façonné par l’apport étranger d’une
bourgeoisie d’affaires appelée par le sultan pour moderniser
l’Empire, où les juifs et les Arméniens d’Istanbul liés au commerce
et à la finance, et depuis longtemps intégrés aux affaires ottomanes,
côtoyaient les Français, Anglais, et Italiens comme dans une
Alexandrie moderne. Cet Orient-là fut le rêve brisé d’un Pierre Loti
qui, dans La Turquie agonisante, en 1913, avait exprimé sa tristesse
devant un monde levantin devenu « pastiche lamentable des villes
européennes. » La vie comme elle est un récit à rebours du
désenchantement de l’académicien voyageur.

Ces nouvelles, composées comme des miniatures persanes, au trait naïf
au sentiment délicat, sont comme le dernier sourire fragile d’une
civilisation fauchée en pleine grâce. Certes, il y a chez Zohrab,
observateur scrupuleux et politicien engagé, une satire morale de son
propre milieu, de son âpreté au gain, de son hypocrisie, de ses
injustices.

Mais, ce qui captive, ce qui charme, au-delà de ce réalisme social,
c’est le mystère de l’Orient retrouvé dans un décor occidental et
chrétien, à la simplicité biblique, où les figures féminines
rencontrées, inconnue, fiancée ou épouse, qu’elles s’appellent
Arménissa, Annik ou Zahouri, sont enveloppées d’un voile amoureux
toujours énigmatique et insaisissable…

La vie comme elle est de Krikor Zohrab

Parenthèse, 112 p., 16 Euro.

–Boundary_(ID_0Nggg/UcJo+T7bqSEoQ+kA)–

Memorandum of Parliamentary Assembly of South Caucasus Has Been Signed

Baku Today
June 17 2005

17/06/2005 03:15

Memorandum of Parliamentary Assembly of South Caucasus has been signed
in the parliament of Georgia on June 16.

Chairman of the parliament of Georgia Nino Burjanadze, Vice Speaker
of the national assembly of Armenia Tigran Torosian, Deputy of the
Milli Mejlis of Azerbaijan Siyavush Novruzov took part in the ceremony
of signing.

At the briefing held on the results of signing Nino Burjanadze noted
that the importance of this event. “This step has become possible
thank to the experience of the Baltic Inter-parliamentary Assembly,”
she said.

The Georgian Speaker also noted that the “Armenia and Azeri politicians
could overcome contradictions and barriers for reaching the goals
connected with the processes of integration into Europe and joining
NATO.”

As all participants of the briefing noted, the states of South Caucasus
would be able to provide their own development, and development of
the region in the whole.

Speaking about the problems of the region, including unsettled
conflicts, the participants of the briefing expressed assurance in
their overcoming.

It was noted that any positive results of the work of the
Interparliamentary Assembly of South Caucasus can be expected by
2007 year.

Draw for 118th Wimbledon Championships

AP Worldstream; Jun 16, 2005

The draw for the 118th Wimbledon Championships made by the All
England Club on Thursday (seedings in parantheses):

Singles

Men

Roger Federer (1), Switzerland, vs. Paul-Henri Mathieu, France

Ivo Minar, Czech Republic, vs. Michal Tabara, Czech Republic

Joshua Goodall, Britain, vs. Alessio Di Mauro, Italy

Julien Benneteau, France, vs. Nicolas Kiefer (25), Germany

Juan Carlos Ferrero (23), Spain, vs. Qualifier

Thomas Enqvist, Sweden, vs. Hyung-taik Lee, South Korea

Florian Mayer, Germany, vs. Santiago Ventura, Spain

Fernando Verdasco, Spain, vs. Tommy Robredo (13), Spain

Joachim Johansson (11), Sweden, vs. Albert Montanes, Spain

Alberto Martin, Spain, vs. Greg Rusedski, Britain

Jose Acasuso, Argentina, vs. Tomas Zib, Czech Republic

Alan Mackin, Britain, vs. Fernando Gonzalez (21), Chile

Mikhail Youzhny (31), Russia, vs. Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus

Oscar Hernandez, Spain, vs. Jean-Rene Lisnard, France

Jonas Bjorkman, Sweden, vs. Qualifier

Scott Draper, Australia, vs. Nikolay Davydenko (8), Russia

Lleyton Hewitt (3), Australia, vs. Christophe Rochus, Belgium

Jan Hernych, Czech Republic, vs. James Blake, United States

Qualifier vs. Qualifier

Sargis Sargsian, Armenia, vs. Nicolas Massu (29), Chile

Taylor Dent (24), United States, vs. Qualifier

Kevin Kim, United States, vs. Alex Bogdanovic, Britain

Qualifier vs. Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic

Lars Burgsmuller, Germany, vs. Mariano Puerta (16), Argentina

Mario Ancic (10), Croatia, vs. Qualifier

Qualifier vs. Stefan Koubek, Austria

Gael Monfils, France, vs. Olivier Rochus, Belgium

Cyril Saulnier, France, vs. Dominik Hrbaty (22), Slovakia

Feliciano Lopez (26), Spain, vs. Bjorn Phau, Germany

David Sherwood, Britain, vs. Ricardo Mello, Brazil

Karol Beck, Slovakia, vs. Mark Philippoussis, Australia

Paradorn Srichaphan, Thailand, vs. Marat Safin (5), Russia

Guillermo Canas (7), Argentina, vs. Qualifier

Max Mirnyi, Belarus, vs. Rainer Schuettler, Germany

Stanislas Wawrinka, Switzerland, vs. Fabrice Santoro, France

Peter Wessels, Netherlands, vs. Jiri Novak (28), Czech Republic

Tommy Haas (19), Germany, vs. Janko Tipsarevic,

Qualifier vs. Qualifier

Andrei Pavel, Romania, vs. Qualifier

Bohdan Ulihrach, Czech Republic, vs. Thomas Johansson (12), Sweden

Radek Stepanek (14), Czech Republic, vs. Robby Ginepri, United States

Andrew Murray, Britain, vs. Qualifier

Karol Kucera, Slovakia, vs. Luis Horna, Peru

Raemon Sluiter, Netherlands, vs. David Nalbandian (18), Argentina

Richard Gasquet (27), France, vs. Philipp Kohlschreiber, Germany

Sjeng Schalken, Netherlands, vs. Potito Starace, Italy

Felix Mantilla, Spain, vs. Gilles Muller, Luxembourg

Vincent Spadea, United States, vs. Rafael Nadal (4), Spain

Tim Henman (6), Britain, vs. Jarkko Nieminen, Finland

Nicolas Almagro, Spain, vs. Dmitry Tursunov, Russia

Alexander Popp, Germany, vs. Jerome Haehnel, France

Wayne Arthurs, Australia, vs. Filippo Volandri (32), Italy

David Ferrer (17), Spain, vs. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain

Juan Monaco, Argentina, vs. Qualifier

Victor Hanescu, Romania, vs. Kenneth Carlsen, Denmark

Michael Llodra, France, vs. Sebastien Grosjean (9), France

Guillermo Coria (15), Argentina, vs. Tomas Behrend, Germany

Jonathan Marray, Britain, vs. Xavier Malisse, Belgium

Alex Calatrava, Spain, vs. Qualifier

Jurgen Melzer, Austria, vs. Ivan Ljubicic (20), Croatia

Robin Soderling (30), Sweden, vs. Igor Andreev, Russia

Davide Sanguinetti, Italy, vs. Qualifier

Qualifier, vs. Ivo Karlovic, Croatia

Jiri Vanek, Czech Republic, vs. Andy Roddick (2), United States

Women

Lindsay Davenport (1), United States, vs. Alina Jidkova, Russia

Marta Marrero, Spain, vs. Qualifier

Barbora Strycova, Czech Republic, vs. Lilia Osterloh, United States

Sanda Mamic, Croatia, vs. Dinara Safina (30), Russia

Ai Sugiyama (23), Japan, vs. Roberta Vinci, Italy

Abigail Spears, United States, vs. Anne Kremer, Luxembourg

Marissa Irvin, United States, vs. Qualifier

Katie O’Brien, Britain, vs. Kim Clijsters (15), Belgium

Patty Schnyder (10), Switzerland, vs. Antonella Serra Zanetti, Italy

Tatiana Perebiynis, Ukraine, vs. Qualifier

Maria Kirilenko, Russia, vs. Qualifier

Magdalena Maleeva, Bulgaria, vs. Shinobu Asagoe (24), Japan

Nicole Vaidisova (27), Czech Republic, vs. Jelena Kostanic, Croatia

Samantha Stosur, Australia, vs. Michaela Pastikova, Czech Republic

Akiko Morigami, Japan, vs. Sania Mirza, India

Rebecca Llewellyn, Britain, vs. Svetlana Kuznetsova (5), Russia

Amelie Mauresmo (3), France, vs. Paola Suarez, Argentina

Maria Sanchez Lorenzo, Spain, vs. Marta Domachowska, Poland

Sarah Borwell, Britain, vs. Shenay Perry, United States

Tamarine Tanasugarn, Thailand, vs. Karolina Sprem (25), Croatia

Silvia Farina Elia (22), Italy, vs. Martina Sucha, Slovakia

Maria Vento-Kabchi, Venezuela, vs. Milagros Sequera, Venezuela

Meghann Shaughnessy, United States, vs. Julia Schruff, Germany

Anna Smashnova, Israel, vs. Elena Likhovtseva (13), Russia

Anastasia Myskina (9), Russia, vs. Qualifier

Evie Dominikovic, Australia, vs. Aiko Nakamura, Japan

Mariana Diaz-Oliva, Argentina, vs. Anne Keothavong, Britain

Anna Chakvetadze, Russia, vs. Jelena Jankovic (17)

Amy Frazier (28), United States, vs. Mashona Washington, United
States

Selima Sfar, Tunisia, vs. Emilie Loit, France

Elena Baltacha, Britain, vs. Qualifier

Iveta Benesova, Czech Republic, vs. Elena Dementieva (6), Russia

Justine Henin-Hardenne (7), Belgium, vs. Eleni Daniilidou, Greece

Klara Koukalova, Czech Republic, vs. Laura Granville, United States

Gisela Dulko, Argentina, vs. Yuliana Fedak, Ukraine

Emmanuelle Gagliardi, Switzerland, vs. Flavia Pennetta (26), Italy

Ana Ivanovic (19), Serbia-Montenegro, vs. Vera Douchevina, Russia

Denisa Chladkova, Czech Republic, vs. Stephanie Foretz, France

Qualifier vs. Tathiana Garbin, Italy

Lucie Safarova, Czech Republic, vs. Mary Pierce (12), France

Venus Williams (14), United States, vs. Qualifier

Nicole Pratt, Australia, vs. Ludmila Cervanova, Slovakia

Qualifier vs. Shahar Peer, Israel

Evgenia Linetskaya, Russia, vs. Daniela Hantuchova (20), Slovakia

Marion Bartoli (29), France, vs. Rika Fujiwara, Japan

Qualifier vs. Jill Craybas, United States

Qualifier vs. Qualifier

Angela Haynes, United States, vs. Serena Williams (4), United States

Nadia Petrova (8), Russia, vs. Virginia Ruano Pascual, Spain

Claudine Schaul, Luxembourg, vs. Michaela Krajicek, Netherlands

Zuzana Ondraskova, Czech Republic, vs. Cara Black, Zimbabwe

Catalina Castano, Colombia, vs. Virginie Razzano (32), France

Francesca Schiavone (21), Italy, vs. Kristina Brandi, Puerto Rico

Conchita Martinez, Spain, vs. Qualifier

Kveta Peschke, Czech Republic, vs. Dally Randriantefy, Madagascar

Marlene Weingartner, Germany, vs. Vera Zvonareva (11), Russia

Nathalie Dechy (16), France, vs. Maria Elena Camerin, Italy

Jane O’Donoghue, Britain, vs. Anna-Lena Groenefeld, Germany

Tatiana Panova, Russia, vs. Lisa Raymond, United States

Alyona Bondarenko, Ukraine, vs. Tatiana Golovin (18), France

Anabel Medina Garrigues (31), Spain, vs. Katarina Srebotnik, Slovenia

Yoon Jeong-cho, South Korea, vs. Arantxa Parra Santonja, Spain

Amanda Janes, Britain, vs. Sesil Karatancheva, Bulgaria

Nuria Llagostera Vives, Spain, vs. Maria Sharapova (2), Russia

INTERMEDIATE RESOLUTION OF VENICE COMMISSION ON CONSTITUTIONAL REFORMS
IN ARMENIA AT THE STAGE OF ELABORATION

YEREVAN, JUNE 14. ARMINFO. The intermediate resolution on the
Constitutional reforms in Armenia made at the 63rd session of the
Venice Commission on June 10 is at the stage of elaboration. Head
of the Foreign Relations Department of Venice Commission Tatyana
Mushelova informs ARMINFO.

She says that the amendments and changes do not refer the content of
the document, but to its linguistic registration. Mushelava says it
was necessitated by the fact that several “phrases” in the document
were inadequately perceived when translated into English. After the
elaboration, she promised to present the document to Mass Media.

Zaman, Turkey
June 14 2005

Unchecked Tourist Guides Harm Turkey’s Image
By Isa Sezen, Fatih Yýlmaz
Published: Tuesday 14, 2005
zaman.com

Turkey is heading for a record in number of tourists, while the
tourist guides create a scandalous introduction to Turkey containing
inaccurate information about the country.

Research conducted by Zaman at Topkapi and Dolmabahce palaces indicates
that the stories told about Ottoman sultans suggest that they were
addicted to women. Unofficial tour guides reportedly use the expression
to darken Turkey’s image regarding the issues of Cyprus, Kurdish, and
Armenian. The Antalya Tourist Guide Association President Osman Ozbuldu
says the organization has received complaints that reveal that even
during organized tours, the founder of modern Turkey, Mustafa Kemal
Ataturk is introduced as the “God of the Turks”. Professor Semavi Eyice
who teaches history to tour guides emphasizes that professional tour
guides are required to have information on general culture and history.

Statistics about the type of penalties that guides are given as the
result of wrongdoing indicate the control mechanisms of the Ministry
of Culture and Tourism are insufficient. Over the past four years,
92 official tour guides have received disciplinary punishment after
they violated their field of authority and used expired tour guide
identification cards. However, attention is being drawn to the fact
that there is no penalty for defaming the national pride. While 1,450
unofficial guides went through the punishment process, experts see
a solution through the wide spread the use of electronic tour guide
systems.

In order to prevent arbitrary information being disseminated about
history, many historic places in Europe and the US are equipped
with sound systems and giant screens. A tour guide with three
years experience at the Topkapi Palace Harem Department suggests,
“This could be solved in two ways: Either appoint a superior to every
single tour guide or disseminate information using sound and visionary
systems under the control of the Ministry.” Turkey was visited by 17
million tourists last year and this year the target is expected to
reach 20 million. The increasing development of the sector reveals
the importance of the tourist guides and their attitude in presenting
the values and accurate facts of the country with respect.

–Boundary_(ID_EjIN5MT7Ho0YBYLBm3WI3g)–

Turkish Minister Ali Babacan To Attend J.P.C. Meeting

Journal of Turkish Weekly, Turkey
June 14 2005

STRASBOURG (AA) – Turkish State Minister Ali Babacan will attend and
deliver a speech at a meeting of Joint Parliamentary Commission (JPC)
scheduled to be held in Istanbul between June 13th and 14th.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan had assigned Babacan as
chief negotiator for Turkey’s entry talks with EU.

European wing members of the JPC met in Strasbourg today (Thursday)
and reviewed the preliminary studies for the Istanbul meeting.

EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Commission Co-chairman Joost Lagendijk,
taking the floor at the opening of the meeting, women’s rights in
Turkey, harmonization problem of Turkish citizens in Europe, recent
situation in Turkish-EU relations,and implementation of Customs Union
are among to topics to be discussed at Istanbul meeting.

At a meeting held in European Parliament (EP) today, Turkey’s Permanent
Representative to the EU Oguz Demiralp gave information to JPC members
about the preparations and replied to the questions.

European parliamentarians asked question about ban on the activities
of the Teacher’s Trade Union (Egitim-Sen), postponement of the
Armenian conference planned to be held in Bogazici University, and
the results of the referendums held in France and the Netherlands
for the EU Constitution.

Demiralp said ban on the activities of Egitim-Sen was the decision
of independent jurisdiction, stating that the government continued
its determination to improve cultural rights in the reform process.

Demiralp said the decision taken for the postponement of the
conference was not a decision of cancellation, and noted that the
Turkish government always supported clear discussion of what has
happened in the history.

Stating that results of the referendums were not welcomed in Turkey,
Demiralp said, “the European Commission and the European Council gave
open assurances to Turkey that the results would not negatively affect
the enlargement process.”

Asked about the signing of the agreement envisaging extension of the
Customs Union in a way to cover new countries, Demiralp said Turkey
would sign this agreement after the European Commission and Council
complete their domestic processes.

Armenian leader to bless site
By Diana Balazs

The Arizona Republic
Jun. 13, 2005 12:00 AM

The spiritual leader of the world’s 7 million Armenian Apostolic
Christians will visit Scottsdale on Thursday to bless construction
of a new sanctuary.

His Holiness Karekin II, the Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of
all Armenians, will visit the Armenian Apostolic Church of Arizona,
8849 E. Cholla St. Ceremonies begin at 4 p.m. His visit is part of
a U.S. tour this month.

The Scottsdale church is the only one in Arizona and serves the entire
state. Arizona has about 2,200 families of Armenian descent with more
than half living in the Valley.

The Scottsdale church has a multipurpose cultural center where both
religious services and non-religious activities are held. The plan
is to build a 6,000-square-foot sanctuary to be used only for Divine
Liturgy, its worship service, said Scottsdale resident Jerry Avakian,
chairman of the parish council.”It’s beyond what I can describe. It’s
not something that happens every day. It’s something that doesn’t
happen at all in most communities. It is very fortunate that he
selected to come here,” Avakian, 60, a real estate investor, said of
Karekin II’s visit.

This is his second visit to Arizona. In May 2001, Karekin II visited
Scottsdale as part of a U.S. tour celebrating the church’s 1,700th
anniversary. Armenia, which is in Southwestern Asia, east of Turkey,
is home to 2.9 million people, according to the World Factbook. It
was the first nation to adopt Christianity as its official religion
in A.D. 301.

Although Karekin II is blessing the sanctuary site, the actual building
groundbreaking won’t take place until early 2006, Avakian said. The
church still must obtain design approval from Scottsdale.

Church members are continuing with fund-raising efforts, said Donna
Sirounian, fund-raising chairwoman. The project is expected to cost
$1.5 million with about two-thirds of the money raised.

The Arizona Armenian community is a close-knit one with many traveling
far to attend the Scottsdale church.

Arsen Ovanessoff, 25, is a church sub-deacon who drives in from Tucson.
Ovanessoff and Sevag Hagopian, another church sub-deacon, operate a Web
site directory at that links Armenians statewide.

Ovanessoff said he is excited about Karekin II’s visit.

“There are more Armenians outside of Armenia than actually inside
Armenia throughout the world. It’s exciting that the Catholicos is
coming. We call him the Catholicos. For me, particularly, he’s very
involved with the youth,” Ovanessoff said.

Sirounian, who lives in Goodyear, doesn’t mind the long drive to
Scottsdale. She said she is doing it for her two children, ages 2 ½
and 5 months.

“I’m doing it for them so they have a church to grow up in. It’s
my heritage and faith. It’s very important for me to continue it,”
she said.

–Boundary_(ID_z3c8Ox0hY6CmdPkkNQXHzg)–

Privileged status for competitive technologies
By Mher Ohanian

Yerkir/arm
10 June 05

The developments of the 21st century show that high technologies
and knowledge-based economies emerge as crucial elements of the
geopolitical status or state security systems of leading countries.

This fact should determine the development direction of transition
countries including Armenia. Otherwise, the implemented reforms might
still result in the county’s being uncompetitive internationally.

The dictate of integration

The experts refer to this situation as the “vicious circle of poverty”
when the seemingly efficient reforms take the country back to its
starting point – poverty. In order to avoid a situation like this,
the political, business and intellectual elites of the country should
comply their activities with the dictate of continuous modernization
of the country’s economic and political systems. In this context,
measures directed at establishment of a competitive economy based on
high technologies are of crucial importance.

A couple of decades ago high technologies were merely indispensable
components of industrial infrastructures. Meanwhile today high
technologies emerge as indispensable factors in the military-political,
economic and social development of countries. At the same time, the
development of high technologies cannot be limited by national borders.

This is why the companies from countries aspiring to preserve their
competitiveness have to cooperate with the leading transnational
companies. In this way the national economies are gradually integrated
into the globalized world economy.

What is our potential?

The Soviet Armenia’s industrial sector had no problems with receiving
industrial resources and more or less modern technologies from the
Union center. This was how the country’s economy was modernized in the
Soviet period. Armenia was a leader among the Soviet republics in terms
of modern technologies. In mid 1980’s the volume of high-tech industry
production in Soviet Armenia amounted to 1.5 billion rubles. More
than 60 thousands scientists, engineers, experimenters and highly
qualified workers were employed in the country’s high-tech industry.

Scientific-production unions were the main mode of integration of
science, technologies and production processes. However, it should be
noted that the high-tech industries were mainly producing intermediary
production; there was no cooperation between such industries within
the Soviet republics.

This was the logic of the Soviet centralized economy. This is why after
the collapse of the Soviet Union the high-tech sector of Armenia’s
economy was paralyzed, the highly qualified scientists and engineers
employed in high-tech industries were dismissed and many of them left
the country.

Lebanese candidate lists for 12 June parliamentary elections

Lebanese National News Agency website, Beirut
10 Jun 05

The Lebanese National News Agency on 10 June carried the following
report highlighting details of the third round of the 2005 Lebanese
parliamentary elections scheduled to be held on 12 June in the Jabal
Lubnan (Mount Lebanon) and Al-Biqa electoral districts:

“The third phase of Lebanon’s 2005 parliamentary elections will be
held in the governorates of Jabal Lubnan and Al-Biqa on Sunday 12
June, with polling stations scheduled to open at 0700 [0400 gmt] and
to close at 1800 [1500 gmt].

Jabal Lubnan Governorate

Total number of polling stations: 1,551

Number of voters: 738,341

Number of parliamentary seats: 35

Number of electoral districts: 4 (Kasrawan and Jubayl), (Matn),
(Ba’abdah and Alayh), (Al-Shuf)

Jabal Lubnan first electoral district comprised of the constituencies
of Kasrawan and Jubayl [Byblos]:

Number of voters: 157,145

Number of parliamentary seats: 8 (1 Shi’i), (7 Maronites)

Number of polling stations: 336

Kasrawan constituency

Number of voters: 86,480

Number of parliamentary seats: 5 (5 Maronites)

Number of polling stations: 179

Candidates running for parliamentary seats in the Kasrawan
constituency:

(5 Maronite seats): Joseph Hanna Khalil, Faris Nihad Buwayiz,
Ni’matallah Faris Abi-Nasr, Alexander Jean Rizq, Gabi Astafan Kamil,
Kluvis Kluvis al-Khazin, Rudolph Salim al-Franji, Mansur Fu’ad Ghanim
al-Bon, Shakir Ilyas Salamah, Farid Ilyas al-Khazin, Marun Louis
Abu-Sharaf, Farid Haykal al-Khazin, Kamil Antoine Zayadah, George
Antoine Abi-Zayd, Ilyas Shakrallah al-Khazin, Antoine Bicharah al-Mir,
Nu’man Joseph Mrad, Michel Na’im Awn, Rober Jean Abi-Fahd Adaymi,
Antoine Yusif al-Hkayim, Fadi Abdallah Barakat, Simon Habib Sfayr,
Jean Najib Sarkis, Gilbert Morris Zwayn, Al-Shaykh Badi Adib Hbaysh,
Joseph Tanyus al-Zayik, Hanna As’ad Ghusn, Tony Wahbah al-Kraydi,
Ilyas Nabih al-Qazi, Joseph Louis Abu-Sharaf, Shawqi Jirgi al-Dakkash,
Khalil Ilyas Karam, Saj’an Milad al-Qazi.

Jubayl constituency

Number of voters: 70,665

Number of parliamentary seats: 3 (1 Shi’i), (2 Maronites)

Number of polling stations: 157

Candidates running for parliamentary seats in the Jubayl constituency:

(1 Shi’i seats): Diyab Kamil Kan’an, Abbas Husayn Hashim, Mustafa Ali
al-Husayni, Afif Najib Awwad, Muhammad Ali Haydar, Mahmud Ibrahim
Awwad, Mashhur Hasan Haydar Ahmad Hikmat Haydar al-Haj, Sa’dun Tanal
Hamadah, Samir Nayif Haydar Ahmad, Muhammad Dib Rmayhi Haydar Ahmad.

(2 Maronite seats): Faris Antoine Sa’yid, Emile Butrus Nawfal, Michel
George Karam, Jean Nassib al-Hawatt, Carlos Pierre Edde, Fadi Najib
Rawhana Saqr, Rafiq Ilyas Abi-Yunis, Nazim Sa’id al-Khuri, Shamil
Yusif Muzaya, Roge Jean Edde, Walid Najib al-Khuri, Jean-Lui Louis
Qirdahi, Kamal Alber Qirdahi, Pierre Wakim Ja’arah, Simon Farid
Abi-Rumya, Marun Asad Karam.

Jabal Lubnan second electoral district comprised of the Matn
constituency

Number of voters: 162,760

Number of parliamentary seats: 8 (4 Maronites), (2 Greek Orthodox), (1
Greek Catholic), (1 Armenian Orthodox)

Number of polling stations: 348

Candidates running for parliamentary seats in the Matn constituency:

(4 Maronites): Sarkis Ilyas Sarkis, Nassib Salim Lahhud, Qaysar August
Bakhus, Pierre Amin al-Gimayil, Wadi Fayiz al-Hajj, Majid Eddy Fa’iq
Abi-al-Lamaa, Ghassan Asad al-Ashqar, Charbil Michel Salamah, Salim
Emile Salhab, Jihad Ilyas Salamah, Emile Jirgi Kan’an, Ibrahim Yusif
Kan’an, Raymond Aziz Azzar, Nabil Saba Nicola, Jean Yusif Abu-Jawdah,
Ilyas Butrus al-Zughbi.

(2 Greek Orthodox): Gabriel Ilyas al-Murr, Ilyas Samir Mkhaybar, Riyad
Tawfiq Abi-Fadil, Michel Ilyas al-Murr, Ghassan Emile Mkhaybar, Michel
Mrad Aqil.

(1 Greek Catholic): Charles Yusif al-Murr, Antoine Habib Haddad,
Salman Munir Samahah, Edgar Fu’ad Ma’luf, Ziyad Saba Saliba, Roge
Joseph Sham’ah, Philip Yusif Ma’luf, Kamil Bachir Kfuri.

(1 Armenian Orthodox): Rafi Artin Madyan, Agub Uhanis Agub
Pakradunian.

Jabal Lubnan third electoral district comprised of the Ba’abdah and
Alayh constituencies:

Number of voters: 251,989

Number of parliamentary seats: 11 (2 Shi’is), (5 Maronites), (3
Druze), (1 Greek Orthodox)

Number of polling stations: 526

Ba’abdah constituency

Number of voters: 142,350

Number of parliamentary seats: 6 (2 Shi’is), (3 Maronites), (1 Druze)

Number of polling stations: 300

Candidates running for parliamentary seats in the Ba’abdah
constituency:

(2 Shi’is): Basim Ahmad al-Saba, Sa’d Mustafa Salim, Ali Fadil Ammar,
Riyad Hasan Ra’d, Ramzi Rustum Kinj, Salah Mahmud al-Harakah, Sa’id
Muhammad Alamah, Fayiz Amin Rahhal.

(3 Maronites): Salah Edwar Hnayin, Antoine Tawfiq Ghanim, Pierre Abdu
al-Dakkash, Edmun Wadi Na’im, Abdallah Victor Farhat, Shakib Wadi
Qartabawi, Charles Kamil al-Shidyaq, Naji Kamil Gharyus, Yusif Abdu
Muwanas, Milad Yusif al-Qarih, Antoine Yusif Harb, Ilyas Jirgis
Abu-Assi.

(1 Druze): Suhayl Sa’id al-A’war, Ayman Shawkat Shqayr, Ghalib Samir
al-A’war.

Alayh consituency

Number of voters: 109,639

Number of parliamentary seats: 5 (2 Maronites), (2 Druze), (1 Greek
Orthodox)

Number of polling stations: 226

Candidates running for parliamentary seats in the Alayh constituency:

(2 Maronites): Fu’ad Raji al-Sa’d, Henry Pierre al-Hilu, As’ad Yusif
Abi-Ra’d, Kamil Emile Mkarzal, Rafiq Sa’d Khalil al-Fghali, Hikmat
Faraj Dib, Antoine Iliya al-Hitti.

(2 Druze): Faysal Afif al-Sayigh, Akram Husayn Shahayib, Al-Amir Talal
al-Amir Majid Arslan, Hayat Shafiq Wahab, Isam Sa’id Sharaf al-Din.

(1 Greek Orthodox): Antoine Morris Andrawis, Marwan Munir Abu-Fadil,
Id Najib Abd-al-Nur.

Jabal Lubnan fourth electoral district comprised of Al-Shuf
constituency:

Number of voters: 166,447

Number of parliamentary seats: 8 (3 Maronites), (2 Sunni), (2 Druze),
(1 Greek Catholic)

Number of polling stations: 341

Candidates running for parliamentary seats in Al-Shuf constituency:

(3 Maronites): George Jamil Idwan, Elli Michel Awn, Nabil Majid
al-Bustani, Kamil Butrus Lahhud, Kamil Michel Duri Cham’un, Raymon
Abdu Rajhah, Ghayath Fu’ad Bustnai, Simon Wadi al-Qazzi, Mario Aziz
Awn.

(2 Sunni): Muhammad Qasim Rachid al-Hajjar, Al’a-al-Din Khadir Tru,
Ramzi Shakir Awwad.

(2 Druze): Uncontested winners -Walid Kamal Bayk Junblatt, Marwan
Muhammad Hamadah.

(1 Greek Catholic): Ni’mah Yusif Tu’mah, Sulayman Mahfuz Abu-Rjayli.

Al-Biqa Governorate

Total number of polling stations: 947

Number of voters: 489,246

Number of parliamentary seats: 23

Number of electoral districts: 3 (Ba’lbakk and Hirmil), (Zahlah),
(Rashaya and Western Al-Biqa)

Al-Biqa first electoral district comprised of Ba’lbakk and Hirmil
constituencies:

Number of voters: 236,492

Number of parliamentary seats: 10 (6 Shi’is), (1 Maronite), (2 Sunni),
(1 Greek Catholic)

Number of polling stations: 472

Number of voters in Ba’lbakk: 198,752

Number of polling stations in Ba’lbakk: 396

Number of voters in Hirmil: 37,740

Number of polling stations in Hirmil: 76

Candidates running for parliamentary seats in the Ba’lbakk and Hirmil
constituencies: (6 Shi’is): Assim Muhammad Qansuh, Hasan Muhammad
Nabha, Durayd Muhammad Yaghi, Fadi Ali Yunis, Ali Badri Dandash,
Muhammad Qasim Za’ytar, Ali Muhammad Salman Bachir al-Miqdad, Husayn
Ali al-Hajj Hasan, Jamal Ali al-Taqsh, Hani Ali Shamas, Husayn Ali
al-Husayni, Ghazi Muhammad Za’ytar, Yihya Muhammad Shamas, Rif’at
Nayif al-Masri, Ali Sabri Bayk Hamadah, Fayiz Shihab Shakr, Hafiz Fahd
Qamhaz, Ali Salih al-Musawi, Muhib Subhi Hamadah, Nawwar Muhammad
al-Sahili, Aqil Salman Hamiyah.

(1 Maronite): Tariq Butrus Habchi, Nadir Najib Sukkar, Shawqi Tannus
al-Fakhri, Ilyas Mikha’il Hadchiti.

(2 Sunni): Kamil Muhammad al-Rifa’i, Isma’il Muhammad Sukariyah,
Husayn Muhammad Salih, Muhammad Ahmad Dirgham, Mustafa Abd-al-Karim
al-Hujayri, Husayn Ahmad al-Hujayri, Muhammad Husayn al-Atrash.

(1 Greek Catholic): Marwan Faris Faris, Talal Ilyas al-Maqdisi, Salim
Michel Kallas, Alber Sami Mansur, Sa’ud Yusif Rufa’il, Hassan Yusif
Makhluf.

Al-Biqa second electoral district comprised of Zahlah constituency:

Number of voters: 140,069

Number of parliamentary seats: 7 (1 Shi’i), (1 Maronite), (1 Sunni),
(2 Greek Catholic), (1 Greek Orthodox), (1 Armenian Orthodox)

Number of polling stations: 264

Candidates running for parliamentary seats in the Zahlah constituency:

(1 Shi’i): Muhsin Ali Dallul, Shafiq al-Sayyid Hamad al-Musawi,
Muhammad Ali Dib al-Sahili, Amir Muhammad al-Sabburi, Mayad Salih
Sulayman Haydar, Mazin Abd-al-Rahman Badra, Muhammad Ali Abu-Hamdan,
Ali Ahmad Abu-Hamdan, Hasan Muhammad Ya’qub.

(1 Maronite): George Musa Sawwan, Alber Najib Ghanttus, Khalil George
al-Hrawi, Elli Michel Maruni, Paul Jean Charbil, Joseph Wadi Cham’un,
Salim George Awn.

(1 Sunni): Ali Muhammad Mita, Ahmad Jamil Yassin, Asim Fayiz Araji,
Kamal Hasan al-Mis, Khalid Hasan al-Sarrut, Najah Rif’at Qaz’un,
Tawfiq Rachid al-Hindi, Umar Qasim al-Jamal, Izz-al-Din Rida Sa’d,
Hasan Umar al-Ali, Samih Hasan al-Yaman, Ghassan Abdallah al-Mis.

(2 Greek Catholic): Nicola Michel Fattush, Tony Mikha’il Abu-Khattir,
Tony Jirgis Tu’mah, Ilyas Joseph al-Skaff, Naji Michel al-Skaff, Fu’ad
Hanna al-Turk, Walid Michel Shuwayri, Joseph Ilyas al-Qassuf, Suhayl
Milhim al-Qash, Ilyas Fu’ad al-Skaff, Habib Michel al-Asta, Elli Wadi
Fakhuri.

(1 Greek Orthodox): Yusif Qaysar Rizq al-Ma’luf, Shukri Najib
al-Tayni, Nabil Ilyas al-Haddad, Nasif Ilyas al-Tayni, Kamil Khalil
al-Ma’luf, Joseph Anis Ma’luf, Roge Mikhayil al-Dabs.

(1 Armenian Orthodox): Antoine Khachir Nachanaqyan, George Abdin
Qasarji, Chant Mardirus Jinginyan, Vartex Hagub Tchabaryan.

Al-Biqa third electoral district comprised of Rashaya and Western
Al-Biqa constituencies:

Number of voters: 112,685

Number of parliamentary seats: 6 (1 Shi’i), (1 Druze), (2 Sunni), (1
Greek Orthodox), (1 Maronite)

Number of polling stations: 211

Number of voters in Rashaya: 198,752

Number of polling stations in Rashaya: 396

Number of voters in the Western Al-Biqa: 37,740

Number of polling stations in the Western Al-Biqa: 76

Candidates running for parliamentary seats in the Rashaya and Western
Al-Biqa constituencies:

(1 Shi’i): Ali Subhi Sabh, Mahmud Faris Abu-Hamdan, Muhammad Husayn
Qasim, Hani Husayn Sulayman, Nasir Msalam Nasrallah, Muhammad Qasim
As’ad.

(1 Druze): Faysal Salim Dawud, Wa’il Wahbi Abu-Fa’ur.

(2 Sunni): Faruq Ibrahim Dahruj, Umar Muhammad Chibli, Abd-al-Rahim
Yusif Mrad, Jamil Ma’mun Sharanaq, Ahmad al-Shaykh Zayn al-Khatib,
Jamal Salim Jarrah, Ziyad Nazim al-Qadiri, Samir Muhammad Harb, Mumtaz
Akram Fawwaz, Sami Badi al-Khatib, Abdallah Muhammad Wahhab, Ahmad
Muhammad Fattuh, Ali Husayn al-Hajj, Ahmad Muhammad al-Arah.

(1 Greek Orthodox): Ilyas Yusif Firzli, Antoine Nicola Sa’d, Elli
Najib Firzli, Norma Adib Firzli, Sami Fawzi Abbud, Nicola Najib Saba.

(1 Maronite): Henri Yusif Shdayid, Rober Iskandar Ghanim.”